Origin and early evolution of angiosperms

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1133, Issue , 2008, Pages 3-25

  Soltis, Douglas E ^a   Bell, Charles D ^b   Kim, Sangtae ^c   Soltis, Pamela S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^c National Institute of Biological Resources   (South Korea)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Divergence; Floral evolution; Genome evolution; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; CATALYST; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; FLOWER; GENE DUPLICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; POLYPLOIDY; REVIEW;

ARCHAEFRUCTUS; CERATOPHYLLACEAE; CHLORANTHACEAE; CYCADEOIDALES; LILIOPSIDA; MAGNOLIIDS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; NYMPHAEACEAE; NYMPHAEALES;

EID: 45249117041     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1196/annals.1438.005     Document Type: Review

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