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Item specifics
- Condition
- Release Year
- 2002
- Book Title
- The Evolution of Plants
- ISBN
- 9780198500650
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0198500653
ISBN-13
9780198500650
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2222290
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
392 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Evolution of Plants
Publication Year
2002
Subject
Life Sciences / Botany
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
31.7 Oz
Item Length
9.7 in
Item Width
6.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2002-280029
Dewey Edition
21
TitleLeading
The
Reviews
'the recently published book by Willis and McElwain is a breath of fresh air. There is no doubt about it, this is an important work. Without being blinded by new methodologies, the ideas expressed shine out for their reforming chracteristics.'Global Ecology and Biogeography 2003, Innovative, up to date, more incisive than many comparable level texts, bringing together physical and biological scientific enquiry in an exciting way., 'This book incorporates many recent studies on the morphological evolution of plants, enlivens the subject with current research on ancient DNA and other biomolecular markers, and places plant evolution in the context of climate change and mass extinction.'CAB International 2003'the recently published book by Willis and McElwain is a breath of fresh air. There is no doubt about it, this is an important work. Without being blinded by new methodologies, the ideas expressed shine out for their reforming chracteristics.'Global Ecology & Biogeography 2003, 'This book incorporates many recent studies on the morphological evolution of plants, enlivens the subject with current research on ancient DNA and other biomolecular markers, and places plant evolution in the context of climate change and mass extinction.'CAB International 2003, "This book incorporates many recent studies on the morphological evolutionof plants, enlivens the subject with current research on ancient DNA and otherbiomolecular markers, and places plant evolution in the context of climatiechange and mass extinction" CAB International 2003., The text is well written for an upper division undergraduate or beginning graduate student audience and attempts to incorporate a contemporary perspective on phylogenetics and paleoecology of the major groups of land plants, drawing on current literature throughout., ''Kathy Willis may have found a winning formula by enlivening the subjectwith 'sexy' molecular biology and placing plant evolution in the context ofclimate change and mass extinction.' - reviewer of the proposal'anon
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
581.3/8
Table Of Content
1. The evolutionary record and methods of reconstruction2. Earliest forms of plant life3. The colonization of land4. The first forests5. Major emergence of the seed plants6. Flowering plant origins7. The past 65 million years8. Mass extinctions and persistent populations9. Ancient DNA and the biomolecular record10. Evolutionary theories and the plant fossil record
Synopsis
This is a broad examination of the evolution of plants from the earliest forms of life to the development of our present flora. The book incorporates studies on the morphological evolution of plants, and aims to enliven the subject with research on ancient DNA and other biomolecular markers. It places plant evolution in the context of climate change and mass extinction., This is a broad but provocative examination of the evolution of plants from the earliest forms of life to the development of our present flora. Taking a fresh, modern approach to a subject often treated very stuffily, the book incorporates many recent studies on the morphological evolution of plants, enlivens the subject with current research on ancient DNA and other biomolecular markers, and places plant evolution in the context of climate change and mass extinction. It is written to be accessible to undergraduates, so, for example, geological time is discussed in terms of 'millions of years ago' as well as by the names of the ages, and English equivalents of plant names are preferred, e.g. seed plants (instead of gymnosperms), flowering plants (instead of angiosperms)., A major new undergraduate textbook on plant evoutionThis is a broad but provocative examination of the evolution of plants from the earliest forms of life to the development of our present flora. Taking a fresh, modern approach to a subject often treated very stuffily, the book incorporates many recent studies on the morphological evolution of plants, enlivens the subject with current research on ancient DNA and other biomolecular markers, and places plant evolution in the context of climate change and mass extinction. It is written to be accessible to undergraduates, so, for example, geological time is discussed in terms of 'millions of years ago' as well as by the names of the ages, and English equivalents of plant names are prefered, e.g. seed plants (instead of gymnosperms), flowering plants (instead of angiosperms).· Links up the trends/patterns seen in the fossil flora from the earliest green algae through to the present day.· Covers the whole geological timescale, but focuses the chapters on periods when major evolutionary changes occurred. · Special Biome Maps indicate the general trends in changing global plant distribution through time.
LC Classification Number
QK980.W56 2002
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