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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The University of Arizona.
2017
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/626731 http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/626731 |