Historical biogeography of the I sthmus of P anama

EG Leigh, A O'Dea, GJ Vermeij - Biological Reviews, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
About 3 million years ago (Ma), the I sthmus of P anama joined the A mericas, forming a land
bridge over which inhabitants of each A merica invaded the other—the G reat A merican B …

Potato virus Y: a major crop pathogen that has provided major insights into the evolution of viral pathogenicity

J Quenouille, N Vassilakos… - Molecular plant …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Taxonomy P otato virus Y (PVY) is the type member of the genus P otyvirus in the family P
otyviridae. Virion and genome properties PVY virions have a filamentous, flexuous form, with …

[HTML][HTML] Genome assembly with in vitro proximity ligation data and whole-genome triplication in lettuce

S Reyes-Chin-Wo, Z Wang, X Yang, A Kozik… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) is a major crop and a member of the large, highly successful
Compositae family of flowering plants. Here we present a reference assembly for the …

Contemporaneous and recent radiations of the world's major succulent plant lineages

M Arakaki, PA Christin, R Nyffeler… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
The cacti are one of the most celebrated radiations of succulent plants. There has been
much speculation about their age, but progress in dating cactus origins has been hindered …

Paleogene land mammal faunas of South America; a response to global climatic changes and indigenous floral diversity

MO Woodburne, FJ Goin, M Bond, AA Carlini… - Journal of mammalian …, 2014 - Springer
An appraisal of Paleogene floral and land mammal faunal dynamics in South America
suggests that both biotic elements responded at rate and extent generally comparable to …

Early evolution of the angiosperm clade Asteraceae in the Cretaceous of Antarctica

VD Barreda, L Palazzesi, MC Tellería… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
The Asteraceae (sunflowers and daisies) are the most diverse family of flowering plants.
Despite their prominent role in extant terrestrial ecosystems, the early evolutionary history of …

Reconstructing the evolution and biogeographic history of tribe Cardueae (Compositae)

L Barres, I Sanmartín, CL Anderson… - American Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
• Premise of the study: Tribe Cardueae (thistles) forms one of the largest tribes in the family
Compositae (2400 species), with representatives in almost every continent. The greatest …

Asteraceae as a model system for evolutionary studies: from fossils to genomes

L Palazzesi, J Pellicer, VD Barreda… - Botanical Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract With c. 24 700 species (10% of all flowering plants), Asteraceae are one of the
largest and most phenotypically diverse angiosperm families, with considerable economic …

The evolution of Patagonian climate and vegetation from the Mesozoic to the present

ARI Iglesias, AE Artabe, EM Morel - Biological Journal of the …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
In this review, Patagonian phytogeographical patterns are analysed from a global and
evolutionary perspective that takes into account aspects from the geology, climatology and …

The sunflower plant family for bioenergy, environmental remediation, nanotechnology, medicine, food and agriculture: a review

DTC Nguyen, TT Nguyen, HTN Le, TTT Nguyen… - Environmental …, 2021 - Springer
Energy security and pollution are becoming critical issues in the context of climate change
and the circular economy, calling for sustainable resources. Asteraceae species, commonly …