The evolution of the land plant life cycle

The extant land plants are unique among the monophyletic clade of photosynthetic eukaryotes, which consists of the green algae (chlorophytes), the charophycean algae (charophytes), numerous groups of unicellular algae (prasinophytes) and the embryophytes, by possessing, firstly, a sexual life cycle...

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Veröffentlicht in:The New phytologist. - 1979. - 185(2010), 1 vom: 01. Jan., Seite 27-41
1. Verfasser: Niklas, Karl J (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Kutschera, Ulrich
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2010
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:The New phytologist
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Review
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