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The Inter‑Relationships of the Bryophyta
This work is a classic systematic and evolutionary study of the Bryophyta, synthesizing morphological, developmental, and reproductive characteristics to explain relationships within bryophyte groups and between bryophytes and other plant phyla. Frank Cavers argues that bryophytes represent an evolutionary series marked by progressive complexity of the sporophyte, emphasizing concepts such as sterilization of sporogenous tissue and adaptive reduction in certain liverwort lineages. The volume critically evaluates competing evolutionary hypotheses of the early 20th century and remains significant for historical and theoretical studies in plant evolution and bryology.
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