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Evolution Of Seeds

Evolution of Seeds is a botanical evolutionary process referring to the phylogenetic development and morphological diversification of the seed—a reproductive structure comprising a dormant embryo, stored nutrients, and a protective coat—as a key innovation in the life cycle of spermatophytes, distinguishing them from more primitive cryptogams and facilitating adaptation to terrestrial environments.

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The evolutionary ecology of mast seeding

Dave Kelly · Trends in Ecology & Evolution · 1994 · 1K citations

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The Selective Interactions of Dispersal, Dormancy, and Seed Size as Adaptations for Reducing Risk in Variable Environments

D. Lawrence Venable, Joel S. Brown · The American Naturalist · 1988 · 1K citations

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Evolution of Dioecy in Flowering Plants

Kamaljit S. Bawa · Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics · 1980 · 975 citations

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The evolutionary ecology of mast seeding in trees

Jonathan Silvertown · Biological Journal of the Linnean Society · 1980 · 711 citations

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The Evolution of Inbreeding in Plants

S. K. Jain · Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics · 1976 · 695 citations

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    Mark Westoby

    Macquarie University, Australia

    12 publications · 2.8K citations

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    William E. Friedman

    University of Colorado Boulder, United States

    12 publications · 713 citations

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    D. Lawrence Venable

    University of Arizona, United States

    11 publications · 2.4K citations

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    Jerry M. Baskin

    University of Kentucky, United States

    10 publications · 1.2K citations

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  5. CC
    Carol C. Baskin

    University of Kentucky, United States

    10 publications · 1.2K citations

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  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    16 h-index

    37 publications

    2.2K citations

  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    16 h-index

    52 publications

    1.8K citations

  3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

    London, United Kingdom

    15 h-index

    39 publications

    3.8K citations

  4. University of Kentucky

    Lexington, United States

    15 h-index

    31 publications

    4.1K citations

  5. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    14 h-index

    22 publications

    4.1K citations

  6. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    14 h-index

    25 publications

    2.2K citations

  7. Institute of Botany

    Beijing, China

    9 h-index

    16 publications

    397 citations

  8. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    9 h-index

    18 publications

    530 citations

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  1. American Journal of Botany

    51 publications · 2.5K citations

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  2. Evolution

    31 publications · 4.1K citations

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  3. The American Naturalist

    AN · 24 publications · 4K citations

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  4. New Phytologist

    25 publications · 1.7K citations

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  5. Seed Science Research

    15 publications · 792 citations

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