Sunday, 29 December 2013

Study Shows How Plants Evolved to Survive Cold Winters

Researchers have studied how flowering plants evolve specific strategies, like the seasonal shedding of leaves, to move into areas with cold winters, say researchers. Early flowering plants are thought to have been woody-which maintain a prominent stem above ground across years and changing weather conditions, such as maple trees-and restricted to warm, wet tropical environments. Lead author Amy Zanne, assistant professor of biology in the ...

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