The ferns and their relatives first appear in the fossil record some 360 million years ago in the late Devonian period. They diversified into many of the modern fern families and species during the ...

To the contrary, we found that in many types of ferns – one of the oldest groups of plants on Earth – evolution of reproductive strategies has been a two-way street, with plants at times ...

If evolution is absolute then those ferns developing dimorphism would not shift their course back to monomorphism. Using the natural history collections and algorithms for estimating evolution ...

Focus: Tracking the evolution of fern diversity through space and time We are tracking the evolution of fern diversity through space and time. This project aims to explore the origin of fern diversity ...

However, using natural history collections and algorithms for estimating evolution in ferns, Smith and I found exceptions to this pattern. Within a family known as chain ferns (Blechnaceae), we ...

To the contrary, we found that in many types of ferns – one of the oldest groups of plants on Earth – evolution of ...

Throughout their evolution, ferns have undergone a series of changes that have helped them survive on land. For the first time, researchers have characterized the genome arrangement of tree ferns ...

To the contrary, we found that in many types of ferns – one of the oldest groups of plants on Earth – evolution of reproductive strategies has been a two-way street, with plants at times evolving ...

Recent research explores the evolution of this same defense strategy in ferns. Jacob Suissa, an assistant professor at the University of Tennessee Knoxville, led the study in collaboration with ...