Evolution and Diversification of Land Plants

ISBN 10: 4431702032 / ISBN 13: 9784431702030

Editore: Springer, 1997

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pp. xiii + 330 55 Figures, Illus.

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• Titolo: Evolution and Diversification of Land Plants
• Editore: Springer
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 4431702032
• ISBN 13: 9784431702030
• Rilegatura: Rilegato
• Condizione: New

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Riassunto

A modern approach to understanding the evolution and diversification of land plants, one of the most exciting areas of plant systematics. It consists of three sections - origin and diversification of primitive land plants; origin and diversification of angiosperms; speciation and mechanisms of diversification - each section corresponding to a major area in plant evolution. In each case, data from molecular, morphological, and paleontological approaches are presented, backed by recent progress and new findings, together with proposals for future research. A guide to the latest in plant systematics, heightening awareness of prospective future problems.

Contenuti

Charting Diversity in Early Land Plants.- Morphological Diversity and Evolution of Vegetative Organs in Pteridophytes.- RNA Editing in Land Plants.- Phylogenetic Reconstruction of Some Conifer Families.- Evolutionary Biology of Flowers.- Fossil History of Magnoliid Angiosperms.- Molecular Phylogenetic Relationships Among Angiosperms.- Based on rbcL and 18S rDNA Sequences.- Evolution of MADS Gene Family in Plants.- Palynological Approaches to the Origin and Early Diversification of Angiosperms Chromosomal Evolution of Angiosperms.- Mating Systems and Evolution in Flowering Plants.- Plant Speciation on Oceanic Islands.- Speciation and Morphological Evolution in Rheophytes.