Conquering the terrestrial environment: the evolution of xylem anatomy in early tracheophytes

Since the first land plants appeared 480-360 million years ago, natural selection has resulted in continued colonization into increasingly drier and harsher environments. The evolution of traits associated with water transport and avoidance of embolisms allowed plants to conquer increasingly more se...

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Main Author: Bergman, Elisabeth Anne
Other Authors: Enquist, Brian
Language:en_US
Published: The University of Arizona. 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/626731
http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/626731