Redha H. Al-Hasan, Wagieh E. El-Saadawi, Ali M. Ali and Samir S. Radwan The total lipid content of Funaria hygrometrica Hedw. increased during development and the sporophyte contained more lipids than ...

Multiple paternity (polyandry) frequently occurs in flowering plants and animals and is assumed to have an important function in the evolution of reproductive traits. Polyandry in bryophytes may occur ...

A new special issue of Applications in Plant Sciences, “Methodologies in Gametophyte Biology,” highlights an often overlooked aspect of the botanical world. A collection of 15 articles describes ...

The previously undescribed sporophyte of Leucobryum boivinianum [≡ Cardotia boivinian0a] has inclined, weakly curved (but nearly symmetric), ovoid capsules that are lightly ribbed when dry and ...

Gene flow can homogenize the genetic divergence among populations. On the one hand, effects of genetic drift in small local populations can be effectively reduced when the average number of migrants ...