supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 30970177 and 30670159);the Knowledge Innovative Grants from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant Nos. KSCX2-YW-Z-067 and KSCX2-YW-Z-0927);a research foundation from the State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Historical opinions of the "species problem" are briefly reviewed, and four salient stages are recognized according to origin of species concepts. We propose that species is the unit preserving superior gene assembly ...
supported by the State Key Basic Research and Development Plan of China (973) (2003CB415102);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30170077, 30670159)
Evergreen sclerophyllous oaks (the E.S. oaks, Quercus section Heterobalanus) are the dominant species of the local ecosystem in the eastern Himalaya and the Hengduan Mountains, southwest China. In this study, we doc...
Foundation of State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology & Stratigra-phy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaoentology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. 013106);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 30670159);the Fund of Innovation Program by Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Fossil leaves resembling Nothofagaceae have been investigated from the Eocene of western Antarctica and a new form genus Nothofagofolia is proposed for these kinds of fossils. Some new specimens belonging to this form...
the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 40332021, 30670159);Wu Zhengyi's Splendidly Contributing Award of Yunnan Province (Grant No. KIB-WU-2001-01)
Using data from previous research on Quercus sect. Heterobalanus, the coexistence approach to Xix-abangma and Namling fossil sets, and altitudinal ranges of vegetation presented by fossil floras, a re-view and reevalu...