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Life History Evolution in Plants
. Ed(S): Vuorisalo, Timo Olavi; Mutikainen, Pia Kristina
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Description for Life History Evolution in Plants
Paperback. Editor(s): Vuorisalo, Timo Olavi; Mutikainen, Pia Kristina. Num Pages: 348 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 557.
"The lack of discussion of the life histories of modular organisms is the weakness of this book that I most regret. . . . Modular organisms are different. " S. C. Steams: The Evolution of Life Histories (1992) Life-history theory endeavours to increase our understanding of the processe,s whereby the broad features of the life cycles of organisms, such as the timing and magnitude of reproduction, have evolved. Although reproductive traits have dominated as study objects due to their immediate importance for evolutionary success, much work has also been conducted on patterns of development, growth and senescence, as well as ... Read more
"The lack of discussion of the life histories of modular organisms is the weakness of this book that I most regret. . . . Modular organisms are different. " S. C. Steams: The Evolution of Life Histories (1992) Life-history theory endeavours to increase our understanding of the processe,s whereby the broad features of the life cycles of organisms, such as the timing and magnitude of reproduction, have evolved. Although reproductive traits have dominated as study objects due to their immediate importance for evolutionary success, much work has also been conducted on patterns of development, growth and senescence, as well as ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
Number of Pages
348
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402002793
SKU
V9781402002793
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Reviews for Life History Evolution in Plants
'[...] I found this book to be a useful refresher course on aspects of plant life history evolution that I had not considered for a while, and an excellent introduction to some topics about which I knew little. I recommend this book to postgraduate students (in the more affordable paperback edition) and to established researchers. ... Read more