Coleochaete and the origin of sporophytes

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 417-422

  Haig, David ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternation of generations; Coleochaete; Matrotrophy; Size vs. number; Sporophyte

Indexed keywords

CELL ORGANELLE; GREEN ALGA; NATURAL SELECTION; OPTIMIZATION; POLYPLOIDY; SPORE; SPOROPHYTE; THRESHOLD;

COLEOCHAETE; EMBRYOPHYTA;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL DIVISION; CHAROPHYTA; EVOLUTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PLOIDY; REPRODUCTION;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CELL DIVISION; CHAROPHYCEAE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLOIDIES; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 84925018427     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1400526     Document Type: Article

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