The relative and absolute frequencies of angiosperm sexual systems: Dioecy, monoecy, gynodioecy, and an updated online database

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 101, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1588-1596

  Renner, Susanne S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Angiosperm; Dioecy; Gynodioecy; Monoecy; Polygamy; Sex chromosomes; Sexual plasticity; Sexual system

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; CHROMOSOME; DATABASE; FLOWERING;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANGIOSPERM; EVOLUTION; FLOWER; GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT CHROMOSOME; POLLINATION; SELF FERTILIZATION;

ANGIOSPERMS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CHROMOSOMES, PLANT; FLOWERS; PHYLOGENY; POLLINATION; SELF-FERTILIZATION;

EID: 84908003242     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: 15372197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1400196     Document Type: Article

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