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Plant evolutionary biology

Title
Plant evolutionary biology / edited by Leslie D. Gottlieb and Subodh K. Jain.
Publication
London ; New York : Chapman and Hall, 1988.

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Additional Authors
  • Gottlieb, Leslie D., 1936-
  • Jain, Subodh K., 1934-
Description
xv, 414 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Subject
  • Stebbins, G. Ledyard 1906-2000
  • Stebbins, G. Ledyard 1906-2000
  • Plants > Evolution
  • Evolution
  • Plants
  • Evolution
  • Pflanzen
  • Phylogenie
  • Aufsatzsammlung
  • Plantes > Évolution
  • Pflanzen
  • Phylogenie
  • Aufsatzsammlung
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographies and index.
Contents
  • Pt. 1. An overview of evolutionary biology. Essays in comparative evolution ; The need for evolutionary comparisons / G. Ledyard Stebbins -- Pt. 2. Molecular evolution and species phylogeny. Evolution and variation in plant chloroplast and mitochrondrial genomes / C. William Birky, Jr. -- Organization and evolution of sequences in the plant nuclear genome / Steven D. Tanksley and Eran Pichersky -- Onagraceae as a model of plant evolution / Peter H. Raven -- Phylogenetic aspects of the evolution of self-pollination / Robert Wyatt -- Evolution of mating systems in cultivated plants / Charles M. Rick -- Pt. 3. Development and evolution. Ontogeny and phylogeny: phytohormones as indicators of labile changes / Tsvi Sachs -- Pt. 4. Adaptation: two perspectives. Biophysical limitations on plant form and evolution / Karl L. Niklas -- Evolution and adaptation in Encelia (Asteraceae) / James R. Ehleringer and Curtis Clark -- Pt. 5. Genetics and ecology of populations. Natural selection of flower color polymorphisms in morning glory populations / Michael T. Clegg and Bryan K. Epperson.
  • (Cont.) Genetic variation and environmental variation: expectations and experiments / Janis Antonovics, Norman C. Ellstrand and Robert N. Brandon -- Local differentiation and the breeding structure of plant populations / Donald A. Levin -- Pt. 6. Life histories in a community context. Vegetational mosaics, plant-animal interactions and resources for plant growth / R.L. Jefferies -- The C-S-R model of primary plant strategies -- origins, implications and tests / J. Philip Grime.
ISBN
  • 0412292904
  • 9780412292903
  • 0412293005
  • 9780412293009
LCCN
87033799
OCLC
  • ocm17233777
  • 17233777
  • SCSB-1199744
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library