A single evolutionary innovation drives the deep evolution of symbiotic N2-fixation in angiosperms

Nature Communications

Volumn 5, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Werner, Gijsbert D A ^a   Cornwell, William K ^a,e   Sprent, Janet I ^b   Kattge, Jens ^c,d   Kiers, E Toby ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^d GERMAN CENTRE FOR INTEGRATIVE BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH IDIV HALLE JENA LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

ANGIOSPERM; BACTERIUM; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; INNOVATION; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHYLOGENETICS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SYMBIONT;

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOGENESIS; GENETIC TRAIT; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PLANT EVOLUTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SYMBIONT; SYMBIOSIS; TREE OF LIFE; EVOLUTION;

ANGIOSPERMS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; NITROGEN FIXATION; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 84902305766     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms5087     Document Type: Article

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