A transitional-combinational theory for the origin of angiosperms

Taxon

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-16

  Stuessy, Tod F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Angiosperms; Anthophytes; Floral origins; Phylogeny; Seed plants

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; PHYLOGENETICS;

FILICOPHYTA; GYMNOSPERMAE; INSECTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 1542380397     PISSN: 00400262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4135484     Document Type: Review

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