Pollen sensitivity to ultraviolet-B (UV-B) suggests floral structure evolution in alpine plants

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Zhang, Chan ^a,b   Yang, Yong Ping ^a   Duan, Yuan Wen ^a  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHINA; EVOLUTION; FLOWER; GERMINATION; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; POLLEN; POLLINATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CHINA; FLOWERS; GERMINATION; PHENOTYPE; PLANTS; POLLEN; POLLINATION; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84897436942     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep04520     Document Type: Article

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