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Fern Morphological Evolution

Fern Morphological Evolution is a theoretical construct in plant evolutionary biology that specifically describes the progressive structural and form-based changes in vegetative and reproductive traits of ferns over geological time, distinguished from broader evolutionary patterns by its focus on lineage-specific adaptations in frond architecture, vascular organization, and sporangial morphology.

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2017–2026

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A 4000-species dataset provides new insight into the evolution of ferns

Weston Testo, Michael Sundue · Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution · 2016 · 286 citations

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RETICULATE EVOLUTION IN THE APPALACHIAN ASPLENIUMS

Warren H.‏ Wagner · Evolution · 1954 · 133 citations · Full text

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Molecular Phylogenetic Relationships and Morphological Evolution in the Heterosporous Fern Genus <I>Marsilea</I>

Nathalie S. Nagalingum, Harald Schneider, Kathleen M. Pryer · Systematic Botany · 2007 · 115 citations

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An Evolutionary and Ecological Perspective of the Insect Fauna of Ferns

Stephen D. Hendrix · The American Naturalist · 1980 · 110 citations · Full text

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The flying spider-monkey tree fern genome provides insights into fern evolution and arborescence

Xiong Huang, Wenling Wang, Ting Gong et al. · Nature Plants · 2022 · 107 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. MS
    Michael Sundue

    University of Vermont, United States

    12 publications · 637 citations

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  2. HS
    Harald Schneider

    Natural History Museum, United Kingdom

    9 publications · 490 citations

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  3. JG
    Jean Galtier

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    6 publications · 230 citations

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  4. KM
    Kathleen M. Pryer

    Duke University, United States

    5 publications · 372 citations

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  5. CJ
    Carl J. Rothfels

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    5 publications · 237 citations

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Institutions

135

  1. University of Vermont

    Burlington, United States

    10 h-index

    20 publications

    1.1K citations

  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    7 h-index

    18 publications

    498 citations

  3. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    6 h-index

    10 publications

    305 citations

  4. Duke University

    Durham, United States

    6 h-index

    12 publications

    583 citations

  5. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    247 citations

  6. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    300 citations

  7. University of Göttingen

    Göttingen, Germany

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    331 citations

  8. UMR Botanique et Modélisation de l’Architecture des Plantes et des végétations

    Montpellier, France

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    330 citations

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  1. American Journal of Botany

    14 publications · 463 citations

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  2. International Journal of Plant Sciences

    IJPS · 9 publications · 314 citations

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  3. Annals of Botany

    9 publications · 231 citations

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  4. Systematic Botany

    5 publications · 271 citations

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  5. Journal of Plant Research

    5 publications · 117 citations

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