A survey of the fern gametophyte flora of Japan: Frequent independent occurrences of noncordiform gametophytes

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 735-743

  Ebihara, Atsushi ^a   Yamaoka, Asami ^b   Mizukami, Naoko ^b   Sakoda, Aki ^b   Nitta, Joel H ^c   Imaichi, And Ryoko ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Distribution; DNA barcoding; Fern; Gametophyte; Sporophyte

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; CONSPECIFIC; FERN; GAMETOPHYTE; GROWTH RESPONSE; MORPHOLOGY; PERIPHERAL REGION; SPOROPHYTE;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FERN; FLOWER; HISTOLOGY; JAPAN;

BIODIVERSITY; FERNS; GERM CELLS, PLANT; JAPAN;

JAPAN;

EMBRYOPHYTA; FILICOPHYTA; LYCOPODIOPHYTA;

EID: 84875725753     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1200555     Document Type: Article

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