Plant individuality: A solution to the demographer's dilemma

Biology and Philosophy

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 321-361

  Clarke, Ellen ^a  

^a ALL SOULS COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological individuality; Genet; Modular; Plants; Ramet; Selection

Indexed keywords

BOTANY; GENET; PLANT; RAMET; SELECTION;

EID: 84859783183     PISSN: 01693867     EISSN: 15728404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10539-012-9309-3     Document Type: Article

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