Secondary growth in Vertebraria roots from the late permian of Antarctica: A change in developmental timing

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 170, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 644-656

  Decombeix, Anne Laure ^a   Taylor, Edith L ^a   Taylor, Thomas N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Antarctica; Development; Glossopteridales; Permian; Roots; Vertebraria

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CYTOLOGY; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; GROWTH RATE; PERMIAN; PHLOEM; PLANT COMMUNITY; ROOT; VASCULAR PLANT; XYLEM;

ANTARCTICA; TRANSANTARCTIC MOUNTAINS;

GLOSSOPTERIDACEAE;

EID: 70349288415     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/597784     Document Type: Article

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