Patterns of segregation and convergence in the evolution of fern and seed plant leaf morphologies

Paleobiology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 117-140

  Boyce, C Kevin ^a,b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERN; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; PALEOBIOLOGY; PALEOBOTANY; SEED;

FILICOPHYTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 12344307405     PISSN: 00948373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/0094-8373(2005)031<0117:POSACI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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