Sex differentiation in ferns response to environmental factors

Shengtai Xuebao/ Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 5030-5038

  Song, Ying Ying ^a   Gao, Jing ^a   Dai, Shao Jun ^a  

^a NORTHEAST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Environmental factors; Ferns; Gametophyte; Sex determination

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; CALCIUM; FERN; GAMETOPHYTE; GERMINATION; HERMAPHRODITISM; HORMONE; INHIBITION; INHIBITOR; LIFE CYCLE; MUTATION; POPULATION DENSITY; SEX DETERMINATION; SPORE; SPOROPHYTE; SUGAR;

ANEMIA (FERN); ANEMIA PHYLLITIDIS; EQUISETUM; FILICOPHYTA;

EID: 70350170257     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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