CHROMOSOME NUMBERS AND TAXONOMIC NOTES ON WESTERN CANADIAN AND ARCTIC PLANTS

The chromosome numbers of some western Canadian and Arctic higher plant species are listed, and brief taxonomic notes on some of the counts appear in the discussion. An outline of the writer's understanding of the role of biosystematics in taxonomy and the significance of chromosome numbers in...

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Published in:Canadian Journal of Botany
Main Author: Packer, J. G.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1964
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/b64-047
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/b64-047
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Summary:The chromosome numbers of some western Canadian and Arctic higher plant species are listed, and brief taxonomic notes on some of the counts appear in the discussion. An outline of the writer's understanding of the role of biosystematics in taxonomy and the significance of chromosome numbers in taxonomy is contained in the introduction.