Plant evolution at the interface of paleontology and developmental biology: An organism-centered paradigm

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 899-913

  Rothwell, Gar W ^a,b   Wyatt, Sarah E ^b   Tomescu, Alexandru M F ^c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolutionary pattern and process; Ontogeny and phylogeny; Paleontology; Regulatory genetics

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PLANT;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FOSSILS; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PLANTS;

EID: 84904795614     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1300451     Document Type: Article

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