Floral evolution in the Annonaceae: Hypotheses of homeotic mutations and functional convergence

Biological Reviews

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 571-591

  Saunders, Richard M K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

androdioecy; Annonaceae; convergence; homeosis; phylogeny; pollination chamber; stamens; staminodes; sympetaly; syncarpy; unisexuality

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANNONACEAE; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; FLOWER; GENETICS; HOMEOBOX; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANNONACEAE; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; FLOWERS; GENES, HOMEOBOX; MUTATION;

ANNONACEAE; DASYMASCHALON;

EID: 77954584994     PISSN: 14647931     EISSN: 1469185X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-185X.2009.00116.x     Document Type: Article

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