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Seed evolution. Shi et al.1 present fossil evidence that sheds light on a long-standing mystery about the origin of the protective layer, termed the outer integument (or second integument), that surrounds the seeds of flowering plants (angiosperms).

Ancient seeds spill secrets about the evolution of flowering plants.

May 26, 2021

Soltis, D. E. 2021. Ancient seeds spill secrets about the evolution of flowering plants. Nature, doi: 10.1038/d41586-021-01347-7. Nature Publishing Group. … Continue

Evolution of rapid blue‐light response linked to explosive diversification of ferns in angiosperm forests.

May 26, 2021

Cai, S., Y. Huang, F. Chen, X. Zhang, E. Sessa, C. Zhao, D. B. Marchant, D. Xue, G. Chen, F. … Continue

Spatial phylogenetics of butterflies in relation to environmental drivers and angiosperm diversity across North America.

May 26, 2021

Earl, C., M. W. Belitz, S. W. Laffan, V. Barve, N. Barve, D. E. Soltis, J. M. Allen, P. S. … Continue

Biogeography and habitat evolution of Saxifragaceae, with a revision of generic limits and a new tribal system.

May 26, 2021

Folk, R. A., R. L. Stubbs, N. J. Engle-Wrye, D. E. Soltis, and Y. Okuyama. 2021. Biogeography and habitat evolution … Continue

A new, simple, highly scalable, and efficient protocol for genomic DNA extraction from diverse plant taxa.

May 26, 2021

Mavrodiev, E. V., C. Dervinis, W. M. Whitten, M. A. Gitzendanner, M. Kirst, S. Kim, T. J. Kinser, P. S. … Continue

Examination of Reticulate Evolution Involving Haageocereus and Espostoa.

May 26, 2021

Arakaki, M., P. Speranza, P. S. Soltis, and D. E. Soltis. 2021. Examination of Reticulate Evolution Involving Haageocereus and Espostoa. … Continue

Green giant—a tiny chloroplast genome with mighty power to produce high-value proteins: history and phylogeny.

May 26, 2021

Daniell, H., S. Jin, X.-G. Zhu, M. A. Gitzendanner, D. E. Soltis, and P. S. Soltis. 2021. Green giant—a tiny … Continue

High-throughput methods for efficiently building massive phylogenies from natural history collections.

May 26, 2021

Folk, R. A., H. R. Kates, R. LaFrance, D. E. Soltis, P. S. Soltis, and R. P. Guralnick. 2021. High-throughput … Continue

Polyploidy: an evolutionary and ecological force in stressful times.

Jan 1, 2021

Van de Peer, Y., T.-L. Ashman, P. S. Soltis, and D. E. Soltis. 2021. Polyploidy: an evolutionary and ecological force … Continue

Plant genomes: Markers of evolutionary history and drivers of evolutionary change.

Jan 1, 2021

Soltis, P. S., and D. E. Soltis. 2021. Plant genomes: Markers of evolutionary history and drivers of evolutionary change. PLANTS, … Continue

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