Cryptic seed heteromorphism in Packera tomentosa (Asteraceae): Differences in mass and germination

Plant Species Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 169-180

  Leverett, Lindsay D ^a,b   Jolls, Claudia L ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amplified fragment length polymorphisms (AFLP); Asteraceae; Cryptic seed heteromorphism; Germination; Packera tomentosa; Seed mass

Indexed keywords

ASTERACEAE; PACKERA TOMENTOSA;

EID: 84898057669     PISSN: 0913557X     EISSN: 14421984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1442-1984.12011     Document Type: Article

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