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Devonian Origin And Cenozoic Radiation In The Clubmosses (Lycopodiaceae), Weston Testo
Devonian Origin And Cenozoic Radiation In The Clubmosses (Lycopodiaceae), Weston Testo
Graduate College Dissertations and Theses
Together with the heterosporous lycophytes, the clubmoss family (Lycopodiaceae) is the sister lineage to all other vascular land plants. Given the family’s important position in the land-plant phylogeny, studying the evolutionary history of this group is an important step towards a better understanding of plant evolution. Despite this, little is known about the Lycopodiaceae, and a well-sampled, robust phylogeny of the group is lacking. The goal of this dissertation is to resolve the relationships among evolutionary lineages in the Lycopodiaceae and provide insight into the timing and drivers of diversification in the family.
First, to place the evolution of the …