Linear Trends in Botanical Systematics and the Major Trends of Xylem Evolution

Botanical Review

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 154-183

  Olson, Mark E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Evolution; Great Chain of Being; Homoplasy; Systematics; Xylem

Indexed keywords

HAECKELIA;

EID: 84861823758     PISSN: 00068101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12229-012-9097-0     Document Type: Article

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