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C4 Evolution

C4 Evolution is a theoretical framework in plant evolutionary biology that explains the adaptive origins and diversification of the C4 photosynthetic pathway from C3 ancestors through stepwise natural selection under environmental pressures.

244

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18.5K

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784

Authors

354

Institutions

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2017–2026

61

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Publications

244

Climate change and the evolution of C4 photosynthesis

James R. Ehleringer, Rowan F. Sage, Lawrence B. Flanagan et al. · Trends in Ecology & Evolution · 1991 · 576 citations

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New grass phylogeny resolves deep evolutionary relationships and discovers C<sub>4</sub> origins

New Phytologist · 2011 · 524 citations · Full text

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The Path from C3 to C4 Photosynthesis

Udo Gowik, Peter Westhoff · PLANT PHYSIOLOGY · 2010 · 335 citations · Full text

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The age of the grasses and clusters of origins of C<sub>4</sub> photosynthesis

Alberto Vicentini, Janet C. Barber, Sandra S. Aliscioni et al. · Global Change Biology · 2008 · 330 citations · Full text

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Exploiting the engine of C4 photosynthesis

Rowan F. Sage, Xin-Guang Zhu · Journal of Experimental Botany · 2011 · 326 citations · Full text

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Authors

784

  1. PC
    Pascal‐Antoine Christin

    University of Sheffield, United Kingdom

    27 publications · 2.5K citations

    24

    h-index

  2. RF
    Rowan F. Sage

    University of Toronto, Canada

    25 publications · 2.7K citations

    21

    h-index

  3. CP
    Colin P. Osborne

    University of Sheffield, United Kingdom

    22 publications · 2.1K citations

    20

    h-index

  4. JM
    Julian M. Hibberd

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    21 publications · 1.8K citations

    19

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  5. PW
    Peter Westhoff

    Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany

    18 publications · 1.9K citations

    17

    h-index

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Institutions

354

  1. University of Sheffield

    Sheffield, United Kingdom

    26 h-index

    100 publications

    5.8K citations

  2. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    23 h-index

    70 publications

    4.9K citations

  3. Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

    Düsseldorf, Germany

    21 h-index

    105 publications

    11.6K citations

  4. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    19 h-index

    88 publications

    9.5K citations

  5. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    18 h-index

    67 publications

    3K citations

  6. Washington State University

    Pullman, United States

    17 h-index

    31 publications

    1.7K citations

  7. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    15 h-index

    20 publications

    1.9K citations

  8. Brown University

    Providence, United States

    13 h-index

    31 publications

    3.8K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Experimental Botany

    JXB · 25 publications · 1.8K citations

    21

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  2. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

    18 publications · 1.5K citations

    18

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  3. Molecular Biology and Evolution

    MBE · 10 publications · 819 citations

    10

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  4. American Journal of Botany

    9 publications · 480 citations

    9

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  5. 7

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