Author:
Williams, Claire G.
Imprint:Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, c2009.
Descriptionxvii, 169 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Note:section 1. Conifer reproductive biology overview -- Introducing conifers -- The diplohaplontic life cycle -- section 2. Consequences of heterospory -- Separate female and male meioses -- The female gametophyte inside the ovule -- The male gametophyte enclosed in a pollen wall -- Pollination and fertilization -- Syngamy, embryo development, and seed dispersal -- section 3. Mating system dynamics : form versus chance -- The dynamic wind-pollinated mating system -- The embryo lethal system -- Glossary.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
