Overview

This volume brings together the work of a group of experts to provide a current understanding of research into the origin, early evolution and basal phylogeny of the flowering plants. Of particular importance are the survey of the botanical aspects of angiosperm origin and early evolution, and coverage of current research directions. The book is organized in three sections: outgroup structure; basal angiosperm structure and evolution; and angiosperm phylogeny and systematics.

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Author:   David W. Taylor ,  Leo Hickey
Publisher:   Chapman and Hall
Imprint:   Chapman and Hall
Edition:   1996 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   1.730kg
ISBN:  

9780412053412

ISBN 10:   0412053411
Pages:   404
Publication Date:   31 December 1995
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction: The Challenge of Flowering Plant History.- A Survey of Reticulate Venation Among Fossil and Living Land Plants.- A New Gnetophyte from the Late Carnian (Late Triassic) of Texas and its Bearing on the Origin of the Angiosperm Carpel and Stamen.- Wood Anatomy of Primitive Angiosperms: New Perspectives and Syntheses.- Evidence for the Earliest Stage of Angiosperm Pollen Evolution: A Paleoequatorial Section from Israel.- The Origin and Evolution of the Angiosperm Carpel.- Floral Structure, Development, and Relationships of Paleoherbs: Saruma, Cabomba, Lactoris, and Selected Piperales.- Origin of the Angiosperm Flower.- Evidence for and Implications of an Herbaceous Origin for Angiosperms.- Comparison of Alternative Hypotheses for the Origin of the Angiosperms.- The Least Specialized Angiosperms.- Molecular Phylogenies and the Diversification of the Angiosperms.

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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 the pages of this book. Flowering plant origins, phylogenies and evolution is a complex but interesting field of study. The authors have done a fine job of showing this to be true. - Am. Assn. of Stratigraphic Palynologists

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 the pages of this book. Flowering plant origins, phylogenies and evolution is a complex but interesting field of study. The authors have done a fine job of showing this to be true. - Am. Assn. of Stratigraphic Palynologists

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