Radiocarbon dates reveal that Lupinus arcticus plants were grown from modern not Pleistocene seeds

New Phytologist

Volumn 182, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 788-792

  Zazula, Grant D ^a   Harington, C Richard ^b   Telka, Alice M ^c   Brock, Fiona ^d  

^a Government of Yukon   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN MUSEUM OF NATURE   (Canada)

^c Paleotec Services   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ancient seed longevity; Arctic lupine; Permafrost; Pleistocene; Radiocarbon dating; Yukon

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CANADA; FOSSIL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LETTER; LUPIN; PLANT SEED; RADIOMETRIC DATING; RODENT; TIME;

ANIMALS; CANADA; FOSSILS; LUPINUS; RADIOMETRIC DATING; RODENTIA; SEEDS; TIME FACTORS;

LUPINUS ARCTICUS;

EID: 65549163473     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.02818.x     Document Type: Letter

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