An overview of extant conifer evolution from the perspective of the fossil record
Premise of the Study Conifers are an important living seed plant lineage with an extensive
fossil record spanning more than 300 million years. The group therefore provides an …
fossil record spanning more than 300 million years. The group therefore provides an …
Evolutionary history of fire‐stimulated resprouting, flowering, seed release and germination
BB Lamont, T He, Z Yan - Biological Reviews, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Fire has shaped the evolution of many plant traits in fire‐prone environments: fire‐resistant
tissues with heat‐insulated meristems, post‐fire resprouting or fire‐killed but regenerating …
tissues with heat‐insulated meristems, post‐fire resprouting or fire‐killed but regenerating …
Tree functional traits, forest biomass, and tree species diversity interact with site properties to drive forest soil carbon
Forests constitute important ecosystems in the global carbon cycle. However, how trees and
environmental conditions interact to determine the amount of organic carbon stored in forest …
environmental conditions interact to determine the amount of organic carbon stored in forest …
Phylogenomic and ecological analyses reveal the spatiotemporal evolution of global pines
WT Jin, DS Gernandt, C Wehenkel… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
How coniferous forests evolved in the Northern Hemisphere remains largely unknown.
Unlike most groups of organisms that generally follow a latitudinal diversity gradient, most …
Unlike most groups of organisms that generally follow a latitudinal diversity gradient, most …
Divergent evolutionary trajectories of bryophytes and tracheophytes from a complex common ancestor of land plants
The origin of plants and their colonization of land fundamentally transformed the terrestrial
environment. Here we elucidate the basis of this formative episode in Earth history through …
environment. Here we elucidate the basis of this formative episode in Earth history through …
A tale of worldwide success: Behind the scenes of Carex (Cyperaceae) biogeography and diversification
S Martín‐Bravo, P Jiménez‐Mejías… - … of Systematics and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The megadiverse genus Carex (c. 2000 species, Cyperaceae) has a nearly cosmopolitan
distribution, displaying an inverted latitudinal richness gradient with higher species diversity …
distribution, displaying an inverted latitudinal richness gradient with higher species diversity …
Phylogeny and divergence time estimation of the walnut family (Juglandaceae) based on nuclear RAD-Seq and chloroplast genome data
The walnut family Juglandaceae was widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere while
several extant genera now exhibit intercontinental disjunctions. Recent progress in the …
several extant genera now exhibit intercontinental disjunctions. Recent progress in the …
Mind the outgroup and bare branches in total-evidence dating: a case study of pimpliform Darwin wasps (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae)
Taxon sampling is a central aspect of phylogenetic study design, but it has received limited
attention in the context of total-evidence dating, a widely used dating approach that directly …
attention in the context of total-evidence dating, a widely used dating approach that directly …
Early arrival and climatically-linked geographic expansion of New World monkeys from tiny African ancestors
Abstract New World Monkeys (NWM)(platyrrhines) are one of the most diverse groups of
primates, occupying today a wide range of ecosystems in the American tropics and …
primates, occupying today a wide range of ecosystems in the American tropics and …
Genomic data provide new insights on the demographic history and the extent of recent material transfers in Norway spruce
Primeval forests are today exceedingly rare in Europe, and transfer of forest reproductive
material for afforestation and improvement has been very common, especially over the last …
material for afforestation and improvement has been very common, especially over the last …