Pollen tube growth rates and the diversification of flowering plant reproductive cycles

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 173, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 649-661

  Williams, Joseph H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Evolution of development; Gametophyte; Heterochrony; Pollen competition; Progamic phase

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); GAMETOPHYTE; GROWTH RATE; HETEROCHRONY (ONTOGENY); HISTORICAL RECORD; LONGEVITY; PHYLOGENY; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 84863697695     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/665822     Document Type: Article

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