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Great moments in plant evolution. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2021 Just as dinosaurs can be regarded as protobirds (1) and synapsids as protomammals (2), understanding the evolution of plants depends on extinct fossil groups, such as those linking spore and seed plants. A profound paleobotanical surprise in 1904 was discovery of pteridosperms, commonly called seed ferns, because of their unexpected combination of ...
Retallack GJ.
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Plant evolution can mediate negative effects from honey bees on wild pollinators [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Pollinators are introduced to agroecosystems to provide pollination services. Introductions of managed pollinators often promote ecosystem services, but it remains largely unknown whether they also affect evolutionary mutualisms between wild pollinators ...
James R. D. Milner +3 more
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Facilitation and plant phenotypic evolution
Trends in Plant Science, 2021 While antagonistic interactions between plants have been a major topic of eco-evolutionary research, little evidence exists on the evolution of positive plant interactions (i.e., plant facilitation). Here, we first summarize the existing empirical evidence on the role of facilitation as a selection pressure on plants. Then, we develop a theoretical eco-
JOSÉ Maria Gomez +2 more
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The timescale of early land plant evolution [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2018 Charles Wellman +2 more
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Replicated Evolution in Plants
Annual Review of Plant Biology, 2023 Similar traits and functions commonly evolve in nature. Here, we explore patterns of replicated evolution across the plant kingdom and discuss the processes responsible for such patterns. We begin this review by defining replicated evolution and the theoretical, genetic, and ecological concepts that help explain it.
James, M.E. +4 more
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On the evolution of plant thermomorphogenesis
Journal of Experimental Botany, 2021 AbstractPlants have a remarkable capacity to acclimate to their environment. Acclimation is enabled to a large degree by phenotypic plasticity, the extent of which confers a selective advantage, especially in natural habitats. Certain key events in evolution triggered adaptive bursts necessary to cope with drastic environmental changes.
Wenke Ludwig +4 more
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An Overview of the Evolution of the Genus Astragalus (Fabaceae) in the Old World [PDF]
تاکسونومی و بیوسیستماتیک, 2022 In the present study, the trend of divergence and fragmentation of different sections of Astragalus in the Old World has been investigated. Based on previous studies, Astragalus species are divided into three groups: primitive, intermediate, and advanced.
Ali Asghar Maassoumi +2 more
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Effects of plastic fragments on plant performance are mediated by soil properties and drought
Scientific Reports, 2022 In recent years, the effects of plastic contamination on soil and plants have received growing attention. Plastic can affect soil water content and thus may interact with the effects of drought on soil and plants.
Anne Krehl +4 more
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Plant protein-coding gene families: Their origin and evolution
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 Steady advances in genome sequencing methods have provided valuable insights into the evolutionary processes of several gene families in plants. At the core of plant biodiversity is an extensive genetic diversity with functional divergence and expansion ...
Yuanpeng Fang +8 more
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Transcriptomic and Metabolomic Response to High Light in the Charophyte Alga Klebsormidium nitens
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 The characterization of the molecular mechanisms, such as high light irradiance resistance, that allowed plant terrestralization is a cornerstone in evolutionary studies since the conquest of land by plants played a pivotal role in life evolution on ...
Emma Serrano-Pérez +9 more
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