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The Evolution of Crassulacean Acid Metabolism

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Crassulacean Acid Metabolism

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies ((ECOLSTUD,volume 114))

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This paper takes a wide view of the evolution of CAM; in particular it addresses the question why CAM does what it does and why other CAM-like possibilities have not been used.

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Raven, J.A., Spicer, R.A. (1996). The Evolution of Crassulacean Acid Metabolism. In: Winter, K., Smith, J.A.C. (eds) Crassulacean Acid Metabolism. Ecological Studies, vol 114. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79060-7_25

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