Tag: Evolution
All the world’s plants are in here (well, almost…)
Unexpected flowers in the Jurassic
Did flowering plants appear earlier than the fossil record indicates? Two papers independently conclude they did – and suggest what fossil evidence we should look for.
Integrative approaches to understanding angiosperm origins and diversity
The rise of angiosperms should be studied as part of the global increase in biodiversity.
Adaptation in the root epidermis: the velamen radicum
Zotz and colleagues ask for a re-evaluation of the occurrence, evolution, and function of the velamen radicum in both terrestrial and epiphytic angiosperms
3 Ways To Investigate Herbicide Resistance In Weeds
How does the evolution of herbicide resistance relate to plant physiology? A new paper in AoB PLANTS suggests a few ways to find out.
Evolution of pollination systems involving edible trichomes in orchids
Intraspecific floral scent variation in the context of evolutionary ecology
Sex-specific functional traits in cycads
Polyploidy and interspecific hybridization shape adaptation, speciation and evolution
Hooray for the hydathode!
There’s more than one way for a pathogen to gain access to healthy leaf.
Call for Papers: Special issue on the Ecology and Evolution of Plant Reproduction
Fruit, true food for thought*
Some say fruit is connected to human intelligence, but is the idea a peach or completely bananas?
