Airborne sperm of Conocephalum conicum (Conocephalaceae).
We have obtained the first momentary photographs of sperms just as they are discharged from the antheridium of a liverwort, Conocephalum conicum, and have succeeded in monitoring the airborne sperms of bryophytes under field conditions. Airborne sperm of liverworts seems to be an effective strategy for raising the efficiency of fertilization between male and female plants separated in a drought environment.
Department of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan. mshima@hiroshima-u.ac.jp
Masaki
M
Shimamura
Tomio
T
Yamaguchi
Hironori
H
Deguchi
D035926:Hepatophyta / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology*; D012098:Reproduction / Q000502:physiology; D014867:Water
D014867:Water