Abstract MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are∼ 21-nucleotide-long regulatory RNAs that arise from
endonucleolytic processing of hairpin precursors. Many function as essential …

Angiosperms that morphologically and physiologically attach to other flowering plants by
means of a haustorium have evolved 12 times independently resulting in 292 genera and …

Angiosperms are by far the most species-rich clade of land plants, but their origin and early
evolutionary history remain poorly understood. We reconstructed angiosperm phylogeny …

The establishment of modern terrestrial life is indissociable from angiosperm evolution.
While available molecular clock estimates of angiosperm age range from the Paleozoic to …

During the diversification of Fungi and the rise of conifer-dominated and angiosperm-
dominated forests, mutualistic symbioses developed between certain trees and …

Fruits are the defining feature of angiosperms, likely have contributed to angiosperm
successes by protecting and dispersing seeds, and provide foods to humans and other …

Phylogenetic relationships in Rosaceae have long been problematic because of frequent
hybridisation, apomixis and presumed rapid radiation, and their historical diversification has …

The subdiscipline of 'community phylogenetics' is rapidly growing and influencing thinking
regarding community assembly. In particular, phylogenetic dispersion of cooccurring …

Eucalypts are the world's most widely planted hardwood trees. Their outstanding diversity,
adaptability and growth have made them a global renewable resource of fibre and energy …

Abstract Legumes (Fabaceae or Leguminosae) are unique among cultivated plants for their
ability to carry out endosymbiotic nitrogen fixation with rhizobial bacteria, a process that …