monocotyledon: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

General overviews of the monocotyledons include R.M.T. Dahlgren, H.T. Clifford, and P.F. Yeo, The Families of Monocotyledons: Structure, Evolution, and Taxonomy (1985); R.M.T. Dahlgren and H. Trevor Clifford, The Monocotyledons: A Comparative Study (1982); C.R. Metcalfe, Anatomy of the Monocotyledons (1960– ); J.W. Purseglove, Tropical Crops: Monocotyledons, 2 vol. (1972, reprinted 1988); C.P. Daghlian, “A Review of the Fossil Record of Monocotyledons,” The Botanical Review, 47:517–666 (1981); R.M.T. Dahlgren and Finn M. Rasmussen, “Monocotyledon Evolution: Characters and Phylogenetic Estimation,” Evolutionary Biology, 16:255–395 (1983); and M.S. Zavada, “Comparative Morphology of Monocot Pollen and Evolutionary Trends of Apertures and Wall Structures,” The Botanical Review, 49:331–371 (1983).

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Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Auxin and Monocot Development. Oct 18, 2024
Add new Web site: CORE - Leaf growth in dicots and monocots: so different yet so alike. Sep 05, 2024
Add new Web site: University of California Museum of Paleontology - Monocots: Life History and Ecology. Jan 25, 2024
Add new Web site: University of Tasmania - Key characteristics of monocot families. Jul 27, 2023
Add new Web site: University of California Museum of Paleontology - Monocots versus Dicots. Jun 13, 2023
Added a cross-reference to adventitious root. Apr 26, 2023
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Auxin and Monocot Development. Apr 19, 2023
Corrected display issue. Mar 02, 2022
Added evolutionary history and expanded physical description. Mar 29, 2017
Add new Web site: University of California, Berkeley - Museum of Paleontology - Monocots versus Dicots. Sep 04, 2016
Revised to accord with APG II system. Sep 03, 2008
Revised to accord with the APG II system. Sep 03, 2008
Added new Web site: The People's Backyard Nature - Monocots and Dicots. Apr 21, 2008
Added new Web site: University of California, Berkeley - Museum of Paleontology - Monocots versus Dicots. Jun 27, 2006
Added new Web site: University of California, Berkeley: Museum of Paleontology - The Liliopsida. Jun 26, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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