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The ancestral flower of angiosperms and its early diversification.
Nature communications - 1 Aug 2017
Sauquet Hervé, von Balthazar Maria, Magallón Susana, Doyle James A, Endress Peter K, Bailes Emily J, Barroso de Morais Erica, Bull-Hereñu Kester, Carrive Laetitia, Chartier Marion, Chomicki Guillaume, Coiro Mario, Cornette Raphaël, El Ottra Juliana H L, Epicoco Cyril, Foster Charles S P, Jabbour Florian, Haevermans Agathe, Haevermans Thomas, Hernández Rebeca, Little Stefan A, Löfstrand Stefan, Luna Javier A, Massoni Julien, Nadot Sophie, Pamperl Susanne, Prieu Charlotte, Reyes Elisabeth, Dos Santos Patrícia, Schoonderwoerd Kristel M, Sontag Susanne, Soulebeau Anaëlle, Staedler Yannick, Tschan Georg F, Wing-Sze Leung Amy, Schönenberger Jürg
Abstract excerpt
Recent advances in molecular phylogenetics and a series of important palaeobotanical discoveries have revolutionized our understanding of angiosperm diversification. Yet, the origin and early evolution of their most characteristic feature, the flower, remains poorly understood. In particular, the structure of the ancestral flower of all living angiosperms is still uncertain. Here we report model-based...
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