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Frond Dimorphism

Frond Dimorphism is a morphological phenomenon in pteridophytes characterized by the occurrence of two distinct frond types—fertile and sterile—within the same individual, differing in structure and function, with fertile fronds specialized for spore production and sterile fronds for photosynthesis.

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A site for sori: Ecophysiology of fertile–sterile leaf dimorphy in ferns

James E. Watkins, Amber C. Churchill, N. Michèle Holbrook · American Journal of Botany · 2016 · 36 citations · Full text

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Variation in Tree Fern Stipe Length with Canopy Height: Tracking Preferred Habitat through Morphological Change

Nan Crystal Arens, Patricia Sánchez‐Baracaldo · American Fern Journal · 2000 · 33 citations · Full text

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Frond architecture of the seed-fern Macroneuropteris scheuchzeri, based on Pennsylvanian specimens from the Northern France coal field

Jean‐Pierre Laveine, Amor Belhis · Palaeontographica Abteilung B · 2007 · 24 citations

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The architecture of a dimorphic clonal fern, Lomagramma guianensis (Aublet) Ching (Dryopteridaceae)

HONOR GAY · Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society · 1993 · 20 citations

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The economy of reproduction in dimorphic ferns

Michael R. Britton, James E. Watkins · Annals of Botany · 2016 · 19 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. JE
    James E. Watkins

    Colgate University, United States

    2 publications · 55 citations

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  2. NM
    N. Michèle Holbrook

    Harvard University, United States

    1 publications · 36 citations

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  3. HG
    HONOR GAY

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 20 citations

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  4. SD
    Sharon D. Klavins

    American Museum of Natural History, United States

    1 publications · 13 citations

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  5. TN
    Thomas N. Taylor

    The Ohio State University, United States

    1 publications · 13 citations

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Institutions

17

  1. Colgate University

    Hamilton, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    74 citations

  2. Bayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie

    Munich, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  3. U.S. National Arboretum

    Washington D.C., United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    36 citations

  4. Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology

    Nanjing, China

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    32 citations

  5. Stonehill College

    Easton, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    36 citations

  6. Lanzhou University

    Lanzhou, China

    1 h-index

    5 publications

    80 citations

  7. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    72 citations

  8. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    66 citations

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  1. Palaeontographica Abteilung B

    1 publications · 24 citations

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  2. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

    1 publications · 20 citations

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  3. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

    1 publications · 16 citations

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  4. Plant Species Biology

    1 publications · 15 citations

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  5. The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

    1 publications · 13 citations

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