Pollen development in <it>Annona cherimola </it>Mill. (Annonaceae). Implications for the evolution of aggregated pollen
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In most flowering plants, pollen is dispersed as monads. However, aggregated pollen shedding in groups of four or more pollen grains has arisen independently several times during angiosperm evolution. The reasons behind this phenomen...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-10-01
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| Series: | BMC Plant Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/9/129 |