Leaf dimorphism of Microgramma squamulosa (Polypodiaceae): a qualitative and quantitative analysis focusing on adaptations to epiphytism

The epiphytic fern Microgramma squamulosa occurs in the Neotropics and shows dimorphic sterile and fertile leaves. The present study aimed to describe and compare qualitatively and quantitatively macroscopic and microscopic structural characteristics of the dimorphic leaves of M. squamulosa, to poin...

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Main Authors: Ledyane Dalgallo Rocha, Annette Droste, Günther Gehlen, Jairo Lizandro Schmitt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vicerractoría Investigación 2013-03-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442013000100024&lng=en&tlng=en