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Evolutionary trends of reproductive phenotype in Cycadales: an analysis of morphological evolution in Ceratozamia.
Annals of botany - 30 Oct 2024
Martínez-Domínguez Lilí, Nicolalde-Morejón Fernando, Vergara-Silva Francisco, Gernandt David S, Huesca-Domínguez Israel, Stevenson Dennis Wm
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The size and shape of reproductive structures is especially relevant in evolution because these characters are directly related to the capacity for pollination and seed dispersal, a process that plays a basic role in evolutionary patterns. The evolutionary trajectories of reproductive phenotypes in gymnosperms have received special attention in terms of pollination and innovations related to...
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