Plant size, sex expression and sexual reproduction along an elevation gradient in a desert moss

Bryologist

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 277-288

  Benassi, Michael ^a   Stark, Lloyd R ^b   Brinda, John C ^b   McLetchie, D Nicholas ^c   Bonine, Mary ^a   Mishler, Brent D ^d  

^a University of Nevada ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

biomass; bryophyte ecology; dioecy; Mojave Desert; moss; sex ratio

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; SYNTRICHIA CANINERVIS;

EID: 79959546934     PISSN: 00072745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1639/0007-2745-114.2.277     Document Type: Article

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