Charophyte algae and land plant origins

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 661-666

  McCourt, Richard M ^a   Delwiche, Charles F ^b   Karol, Kenneth G ^c  

^a ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAROPHYTE; EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; PLANT;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHARACEAE; CHARALES; CHLOROPHYTA; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 8144220487     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2004.09.013     Document Type: Review

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