Evolution of stomatal function in 'lower' land plants: Commentary

New Phytologist

Volumn 183, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 921-925

  Beerling, David J ^a   Franks, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Early land plants; Evo devo; Evolution; Guard cells; Mosses; Stomatal mechanics

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; GENETICS; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT STOMA;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; PLANT STOMATA;

BRYOPHYTA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 68749111585     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.02973.x     Document Type: Note

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