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The evolution of floral heteromorphism and gynodioecism in Silene maritima
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The evolution of floral heteromorphism and gynodioecism in Silene maritima

  • Herbert G Baker1 

Heredity volume 21, pages 689–692 (1966)Cite this article

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Baker, H. The evolution of floral heteromorphism and gynodioecism in Silene maritima. Heredity 21, 689–692 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1966.67

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