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Flowering Plant Origin, Evolution and Phylogeny
. Ed(S): Taylor, D. W.; Hickey, L.
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Description for Flowering Plant Origin, Evolution and Phylogeny
Hardback. The origin, early evolution and basal phylogeny of angiosperms continue to be areas of ferment in botanical research. This book covers the topics of angiosperm structure and evolution in several chapters that discuss vegetative and reproductive characters, as well as the implications of ancestral angiosperm characters for an herbaceous origin. Editor(s): Taylor, D. W.; Hickey, L. Num Pages: 414 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSB; PSTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 785.
Contributors ix Chapter Introduction: The Challenge of Flowering Plant History David Winship Taylor and Leo J. Hickey Chapter 2. A Survey of Reticulate Venation Among Fossil and Living Land Plants Mary Louise Trivett and Kathleen B. Pigg Chapter 3. A New Gnetophyte from the Late Carnian (Late Triassic) of Texas and its Bearing on the Origin of the Angiosperm Carpel and Stamen 32 Bruce Cornet Chapter 4. Wood Anatomy of Primitive Angiosperms: New Perspectives and Syntheses 68 Sherwin Carlquist Chapter 5. Evidence for the Earliest Stage of ~giosperm Pollen Evolution: A Paleoequatodal Section from Israel 91 Gilbert J. Brenner Chapter ... Read more
Contributors ix Chapter Introduction: The Challenge of Flowering Plant History David Winship Taylor and Leo J. Hickey Chapter 2. A Survey of Reticulate Venation Among Fossil and Living Land Plants Mary Louise Trivett and Kathleen B. Pigg Chapter 3. A New Gnetophyte from the Late Carnian (Late Triassic) of Texas and its Bearing on the Origin of the Angiosperm Carpel and Stamen 32 Bruce Cornet Chapter 4. Wood Anatomy of Primitive Angiosperms: New Perspectives and Syntheses 68 Sherwin Carlquist Chapter 5. Evidence for the Earliest Stage of ~giosperm Pollen Evolution: A Paleoequatodal Section from Israel 91 Gilbert J. Brenner Chapter ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
Number of pages
414
Condition
New
Number of Pages
404
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780412053412
SKU
V9780412053412
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Reviews for Flowering Plant Origin, Evolution and Phylogeny
This book should be read by anyone interested in angiosperm origins. - Plant Science Bulletin; ...this is still one of the most comprehensive reviews of the subject to date. - Plant Science Bulletin; ...the cover of this volume does little to tell the reader of the varied and significant research results that are included in ... Read more