Figure 1: Radiation of angiosperm plant species during the Cretaceous. Figure 3: Relative distances of leaf interior CO 2 and water (vapour) transport. Figure 5: Evolutionary changes in stomatal and ...

Early angiosperms represent a pivotal chapter in plant evolution, marked by rapid diversification and profound ecological impact during the Early Cretaceous. These flowering plants, distinguished by ...

Matthias Klepsch, Ya Zhang, Martyna M. Kotowska, Laurent J. Lamarque, Markus Nolf, Bernhard Schuldt, José M. Torres-Ruiz, De-Wen Qin, Brendan Choat, Sylvain Delzon, Christine Scoffoni, Kun-Fang Cao ...

The fact that angiosperms are so species-rich and ecologically diverse – Darwin’s second abominable mystery – could be explained by their ability to ‘reinvent’ themselves by evolving functional traits ...