Tracing insular woodiness in giant Daucus (s.l.) fruit fossils from the Early Pleistocene of Madeira Island (Portugal)

Plants on oceanic islands can evolve insular syndromes such as secondary woodiness, a generalized trend found in island floras worldwide. This phenomenon occurs through evolution in situ. It is triggered by ecological and physiological stimuli that transform herbaceous annuals into woody perennials....

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Main Author: Góis-Marques, Carlos A. (author)
Other Authors: De Nascimento, Lea (author), Fernández-Palacios, Jose Maria (author), Madeira, José (author), Menezes de Sequeira, Miguel (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2022
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10451/51613
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ul.pt:10451/51613