The findings provided the first examples in plants of a phenomenon known as “replicated radiation,” in which similar forms evolve repeatedly within different regions, suggesting that evolution is not ...

A window into plant evolution: The unusual genetic journey of lycophytes Date: January 18, 2024 Source: Boyce Thompson Institute Summary: An international team of researchers has uncovered a ...

according to a report in the journal Science by researchers who took a fresh look at spore-like microfossils with characteristics that challenge our conventional understanding about the evolution of ...

Silvia Pressel, a researcher in botanical diversity at the Museum, says, 'Taken together, these findings are important for developing our knowledge of how model organisms can help us understand the ...

With their work, the researchers shed new light on evolution and adaptation during one of the most enigmatic and unique periods in the history of plant evolution, during and after megaherbivore ...

sought to investigate this evolutionary assumption in plants, publishing their findings in a recent study. The pair found that ferns often defy our linear model of evolution – which has come to ...

We used a family tree of all land plants to model the rate at which new species were formed, and the rates of genome size evolution. 'We discovered a link between the rates of genome size ...

not just well-known model species,” said Fay-Wei Li, associate professor at BTI and lead author. “By expanding our knowledge of hornworts, we gain a more complete picture of plant evolution and the ...