Alternation of haploid and diploid generations: Evolution by gamete amplification

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 57-77

  Iyer, Priya ^a   Roughgarden, Joan ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Algae; Alternation of generations; Fertilization probability; Haplo diplonty; Ploidy; Sperm limitation

Indexed keywords

ALGAE;

EID: 70350136870     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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