Modularity of the angiosperm female gametophyte and its bearing on the early evolution of endosperm in flowering plants

Evolution

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 216-230

  Friedman, William E ^a   Williams, Joseph H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

ANITA grade; Developmental evolution; Heterotopy; Module; Nymphaeaceae; Ontogenetic sequence

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; EVOLUTION; GAMETOPHYTE;

AMBORELLA; AUSTROBAILEYALES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LILIOPSIDA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; NUPHAR; NUPHAR POLYSEPALA; NYMPHAEACEAE; NYMPHAEALES; POLYGONUM;

EID: 0037296685     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2003.tb00257.x     Document Type: Article

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