The evolutionary consequences of oxygenic photosynthesis: A body size perspective

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-57

  Payne, Jonathan L ^a   McClain, Craig R ^b   Boyer, Alison G ^c   Brown, James H ^d   Finnegan, Seth ^a   Kowalewski, Michał ^e   Krause Jr , Richard A ^c   Lyons, S Kathleen ^f   McShea, Daniel W ^g   Novack Gottshall, Philip M ^h   Smith, Felisa A ^d   Spaeth, Paula ⁱ   Stempien, Jennifer A ^j   Wang, Steve C ^k  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL EVOLUTIONARY SYNTHESIS CENTER   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^e VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^g DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h BENEDICTINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ NORTHLAND COLLEGE   (United States)

^j WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^k SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

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Author keywords

Body size; Evolution; Maximum size; Optimum size; Oxygen; Precambrian

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ANIMAL; ATMOSPHERE; BODY SIZE; CHEMISTRY; CYANOBACTERIUM; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; REVIEW; TIME;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; ANIMALS; ATMOSPHERE; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BODY SIZE; CYANOBACTERIA; GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; HUMANS; OXYGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; CYANOBACTERIA; MYA; PROTISTA;

EID: 79551571025     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11120-010-9593-1     Document Type: Review

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