Epiphytism in ferns: diversity and history

Comptes Rendus - Biologies

Volumn 332, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 120-128

  Dubuisson, Jean Yves ^a   Schneider, Harald ^b   Hennequin, Sabine ^a,b  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptive strategies; Epiphytism; Evolution; Ferns; Hymenophyllaceae; Monilophytes

Indexed keywords

DIVERSITY INDEX; ECOMORPHOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIPHYTE; EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; FERN; LOCAL ADAPTATION; MUTUALISM; SPECIALIZATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TERTIARY; VASCULAR PLANT;

ANGIOSPERM; BIODIVERSITY; CROSS FERTILIZATION; FERN; FOSSIL; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOSS; PHYLOGENY; PLANT GROWTH; SHORT SURVEY; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SPECIES HABITAT; VASCULAR PLANT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BIODIVERSITY; BRYOPHYTA; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; FERNS;

FILICOPHYTA; HYMENOPHYLLACEAE; POLYPODIACEAE; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 61549115003     PISSN: 16310691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crvi.2008.08.018     Document Type: Short Survey

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