Paleolatitudinal gradients in seed size during the cretaceous-tertiary radiation of angiosperms

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 171, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 216-220

  Sims, Hallie J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiosperm radiation; Cretaceous tertiary boundary; Latitudinal gradient; Seed size

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; CRETACEOUS-TERTIARY BOUNDARY; DATA SET; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; PALEOLATITUDE; SEED SIZE; SOLAR RADIATION;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 77149148444     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/648987     Document Type: Article

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