Interpreting the function of saccate pollen in ancient conifers and other seed plants

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 169, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1038-1045

  Leslie, Andrew B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional morphology; Gymnosperms; Pollen flotation; Pollination biology; Saccate pollen

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; CARBONIFEROUS; CONIFEROUS TREE; FOSSIL; MORPHOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLLEN; POLLINATION; SEED;

CONIFEROPHYTA; GYMNOSPERMAE; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 54949097812     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/590475     Document Type: Article

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