Molecular Evidence for the Early Colonization of Land by Fungi and Plants Export

@article{citeulike:1367859, abstract = {The colonization of land by eukaryotes probably was facilitated by a partnership (symbiosis) between a photosynthesizing organism (phototroph) and a fungus. However, the time when colonization occurred remains speculative. The first fossil land plants and fungi appeared 480 to 460 million years ago (Ma), whereas molecular clock estimates suggest an earlier colonization of land, about 600 Ma. Our protein sequence analyses indicate that green algae and major lineages of fungi were present 1000 Ma and that land plants appeared by 700 Ma, possibly affecting Earth's atmosphere, climate, and evolution of animals in the Precambrian.}, author = {Heckman}, citeulike-article-id = {1367859}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://science-mag.aaas.org/cgi/content/abstract/293/5532/1129}, journal = {Science}, keywords = {cambrian-explosion, fungi, land-colonisation, molecules}, number = {5532}, pages = {1129+}, posted-at = {2007-06-06 13:01:37}, priority = {0}, title = {Molecular Evidence for the Early Colonization of Land by Fungi and Plants}, url = {http://science-mag.aaas.org/cgi/content/abstract/293/5532/1129}, volume = {293}, year = {2001} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1367859 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1367859 N2 - The colonization of land by eukaryotes probably was facilitated by a partnership (symbiosis) between a photosynthesizing organism (phototroph) and a fungus. However, the time when colonization occurred remains speculative. The first fossil land plants and fungi appeared 480 to 460 million years ago (Ma), whereas molecular clock estimates suggest an earlier colonization of land, about 600 Ma. Our protein sequence analyses indicate that green algae and major lineages of fungi were present 1000 Ma and that land plants appeared by 700 Ma, possibly affecting Earth's atmosphere, climate, and evolution of animals in the Precambrian. IS - 5532 JF - Science TI - Molecular Evidence for the Early Colonization of Land by Fungi and Plants VL - 293 SP - 1129 KW - cambrian-explosion KW - fungi KW - land-colonisation KW - molecules AU - Heckman PY - 2001/// UR - http://science-mag.aaas.org/cgi/content/abstract/293/5532/1129 ER -