The evolution of embryo size in angiosperms and other seed plants: Implications for the evolution of seed dormancy

Evolution

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2112-2125

  Forbis, Tara A ^a   Floyd, Sandra K ^b   De Queiroz, Alan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Ancestral character state reconstruction; Endosperm; Germination; Gymnosperms; Heterochrony; Morphological dormancy

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; EVOLUTION; SEED DORMANCY;

GYMNOSPERMAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 0036861240     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2002.tb00137.x     Document Type: Article

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