Silica phytoliths in angiosperms: Phylogeny and early evolutionary history

New Phytologist

Volumn 208, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 642-646

  Katz, Ofir ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Angiosperms; Late Cretaceous; Phylogeny; Phytolith; Plant herbivore coevolution; Silicon

Indexed keywords

MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

SILICON;

ANGIOSPERM; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

ANGIOSPERMS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; SILICON;

EID: 84945463549     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nph.13559     Document Type: Letter

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