Does the silver moss Bryum argenteum exhibit sex-specific patterns in vegetative growth rate, asexual fitness or prezygotic reproductive investment?

Annals of Botany

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 897-907

  Horsley, Kimberly ^a   Stark, Lloyd R ^a   McLetchie, D Nicholas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

asexual reproduction; bryophyte; Bryum argenteum; ecotype; gender specific fitness; inflorescence; protonema; reproductive investment; sex ratio; sexual reproduction; silver moss; trade off

Indexed keywords

ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; ECOTYPE; FITNESS; GROWTH RATE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MOSS; REPRODUCTIVE COST; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; TRADE-OFF;

ARTICLE; ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; BIOMASS; BRYOPSIDA; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; REPRODUCTION;

BIOMASS; BRYOPSIDA; GENOTYPE; PLANT SHOOTS; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTION, ASEXUAL;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; BRYUM ARGENTEUM; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 79955435820     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcr027     Document Type: Article

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