Trends and patterns in the evolution of vascular plants: Macroevolutionary implications of a multilevel taxonomic analysis

Lethaia

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 545-557

  Cascales Miñana, Borja ^a   Muñoz Bertomeu, Jesús ^a   Ros, Roc ^a   Segura, Juan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CARBONIFEROUS; EVOLUTION; EXTINCTION; FOSSIL RECORD; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; LIFE HISTORY; PERMIAN; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXONOMY; VASCULAR PLANT;

TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 77958547416     PISSN: 00241164     EISSN: 15023931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1502-3931.2009.00212.x     Document Type: Article

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