Patterns of symmetric and asymmetric morphological variation in unicellular green Microalgae of the genus Micrasterias (Desmidiales, Viridiplantae)

Fottea

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 53-63

  Neustupa, Jiří ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Asymmetry; Desmids; Geometric morphometrics; Green algae; Morphological plasticity; Multivariate methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875981829     PISSN: 18025439     EISSN: 18054927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5507/fot.2013.005     Document Type: Article

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