Confluence, synnovation, and depauperons in plant diversification

MJ Donoghue, MJ Sanderson - New Phytologist, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
We review the empirical phylogenetic literature on plant diversification, highlighting
challenges in separating the effects of speciation and extinction, in specifying diversification …

Functional versus morphological diversity in macroevolution

PC Wainwright - Annu. Rev. Ecol. Evol. Syst., 2007 - annualreviews.org
Studies of the evolution of phenotypic diversity have gained momentum among
neontologists interested in the uneven distribution of diversity across the tree of life. Potential …

[KİTAP][B] Plant form: an illustrated guide to flowering plant morphology

AD Bell, A Bryan - 2008 - books.google.com
The ideal reference for students of botany and horticulture, gardeners, and naturalists. The
diverse external shapes and structures that make up flowering plants can be bewildering …

Phylotranscriptomics in Cucurbitaceae reveal multiple whole-genome duplications and key morphological and molecular innovations

J Guo, W Xu, Y Hu, J Huang, Y Zhao, L Zhang… - Molecular Plant, 2020 - cell.com
The ability of climbing plants to grow upward along others to reach the canopy for
photosynthesis is hypothesized as a key innovation in flowering plants. Most members of the …

Testing ecological theory with lianas

SA Schnitzer - New Phytologist, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Contents Summary 366 I. Introduction 366 II. Testing ecological theory: effects of the
environment on lianas 369 III. A unified explanation for liana distribution and the …

Vascular variants in seed plants—a developmental perspective

IL Cunha Neto - AoB Plants, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Over centuries of plant morphological research, biologists have enthusiastically explored
how distinct vascular arrangements have diversified. These investigations have focused on …

Floral specialization and angiosperm diversity: phenotypic divergence, fitness trade-offs and realized pollination accuracy

WS Armbruster - AoB plants, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Plant reproduction by means of flowers has long been thought to promote the success and
diversification of angiosperms. It remains unclear, however, how this success has come …

Bats, clocks, and rocks: diversification patterns in Chiroptera

KE Jones, ORP Bininda‐Emonds, JL Gittleman - Evolution, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Identifying nonrandom clade diversification is a critical first step toward understanding the
evolutionary processes underlying any radiation and how best to preserve future …

Towards a standardization of terminology of the climbing habit in plants

P Sperotto, P Acevedo-Rodríguez… - The Botanical …, 2020 - Springer
In science, standardization of terminology is crucial to make information accessible and
allow proper comparison of studies' results. Climbing plants and the climbing habit have …

The behavioural ecology of climbing plants

E Gianoli - AoB plants, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Climbing plants require an external support to grow vertically and enhance light acquisition.
Vines that find a suitable support have greater performance and fitness than those that …