Recurrent abnormalities in conifer cones and the evolutionary origins of flower-like structures

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 151-159

  Rudall, Paula J ^a   Hilton, Jason ^b   Vergara Silva, Francisco ^c   Bateman, Richard M ^b  

^a JODRELL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONIFER; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; MUTATION; OVULE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; POLLEN; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CONIFEROPHYTA; MUTATION; OVULE; PHYLOGENY; POLLEN; REPRODUCTION; SEEDS;

CONIFEROPHYTA; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 79952452981     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2010.11.002     Document Type: Review

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