Evaluating the diversity of pteridophyte embryology in the light of recent phylogenetic analyses leads to new inferences on character evolution

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 283, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 149-164

  Johnson, Gabriel P ^a   Renzaglia, Karen S ^b  

^a SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Embryo; Evolution; Fern; Lycophyte; Placenta; Pteridophyte; Suspensor; Transfer cell

Indexed keywords

EMBRYOPHYTA; FILICOPHYTA; LYCOPODIOPHYTA; PTERIDOPHYTA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 70450270583     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: 16156110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00606-009-0222-4     Document Type: Article

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