Pheromone signaling during sexual reproduction in algae

Plant Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 632-644

  Frenkel, Johannes ^a   Vyverman, Wim ^b   Pohnert, Georg ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

algae; brown algae; diatoms; green algae; pheromones

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; GENE TRANSFER; HORMONES; LIFE CYCLE;

BROWN ALGAE; DIATOMS; ENDOSYMBIOTIC EVENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS; GLOBAL PRIMARY PRODUCTIONS; GREEN ALGA; LATERAL GENE TRANSFERS; PHEROMONES;

PHYTOPLANKTON;

PHEROMONE;

GREEN ALGA; METABOLISM; REPRODUCTION; STRAMENOPILE;

CHLOROPHYTA; PHEROMONES; REPRODUCTION; STRAMENOPILES;

EID: 84905988268     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tpj.12496     Document Type: Review

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