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Fern Character Evolution

Fern Character Evolution is a theoretical framework in plant evolutionary biology that specifically elucidates the patterns and processes of morphological, anatomical, and genetic trait changes through time within monilophyte lineages, distinguishing it from broader fern phylogeny studies by focusing on the origin, loss, and transformation of discrete phenotypic characters across evolutionary timescales.

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858

Citations

58

Authors

47

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Publications

18

Phylogeny and evolution of grammitid ferns (Grammitidaceae): a case of rampant morphological homoplasy

Tom A. Ranker, Alan Р. Smith, Barbara S. Parris et al. · Taxon · 2004 · 184 citations

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THE CLASSIFICATION OF FERNS

R. E. Holttum · Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · 1949 · 97 citations

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Stasis and convergence characterize morphological evolution in eupolypod II ferns

Michael Sundue, Carl J. Rothfels · Annals of Botany · 2013 · 79 citations · Full text

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Evolution of Vegetative Morphology in Coenopterid Ferns

Tom L. Phillips · Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden · 1974 · 77 citations · Full text

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Natural selection on ecophysiological traits of a fern species in a temperate rainforest

Alfredo Saldaña, Christopher H. Lusk, Wilfredo L. Gonzáles et al. · Evolutionary Ecology · 2006 · 55 citations

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Authors

58

  1. HS
    Harald Schneider

    Natural History Museum, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 228 citations

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  2. BS
    Barbara S. Parris

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    1 publications · 184 citations

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  3. SC
    Shannon C. K. Straub

    Oregon State University, United States

    1 publications · 184 citations

    1

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  4. HM
    Hong Mā

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    1 publications · 48 citations

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  5. JS
    Jacob S. Suissa

    Harvard University, United States

    1 publications · 12 citations

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Institutions

47

  1. Missouri Botanical Garden

    St Louis, United States

    3 h-index

    11 publications

    194 citations

  2. Chengdu Institute of Biology

    Chengdu, China

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    85 citations

  3. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    280 citations

  4. Kunming Institute of Botany

    Kunming, China

    2 h-index

    8 publications

    116 citations

  5. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    52 citations

  6. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    2 h-index

    11 publications

    156 citations

  7. Duke University

    Durham, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    279 citations

  8. University of Göttingen

    Göttingen, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    184 citations

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Venues

  1. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

    3 publications · 67 citations

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  2. American Journal of Botany

    2 publications · 66 citations

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  3. Taxon

    2 publications · 219 citations

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  4. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden

    1 publications · 77 citations

    1

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  5. Frontiers in Plant Science

    1 publications · 21 citations

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