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Diversification of C(4) grasses (Poaceae) does not coincide with their ecological dominance.
American journal of botany - 1 Feb 2014
Bouchenak-Khelladi Yanis, Slingsby Jasper A, Verboom G Anthony, Bond William J
Abstract excerpt
PREMISE OF THE STUDY: The radiation of a lineage and its rise to ecological dominance are distinct phenomena and driven by different processes. For example, paleoecological data has been used to show that the Cretaceous angiosperm radiation did not coincide with their rise to dominance. Using a phylogenetic approach, we here explored the evolution of C4 grasses and evaluated whether the diversification of this...
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