Taxonomy, Phytogeography and Evolution
Author | : David Henriques Valentine |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 458 |
Release | : 1972 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : David Henriques Valentine |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 458 |
Release | : 1972 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Clive A. Stace |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780521427852 |
A concise, up-to-date and fully-integrated discussion of present-day plant taxonomy.
Author | : Mammen Daniel |
Publisher | : Alpha Science International, Limited |
Total Pages | : 488 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : |
Taxonomy: Evolution at Work unfolds as a story explaining the strategies in which the different plant groups evolved over time and their struggle for survival by developing new and better characters. The problems faced by the primitive group of land plants are explained and the methods by which the plants intelligently outwit the adversaries such as insects, herbivores, parasites etc. or adverse environmental situations are described. The adaptations thus achieved by the plants made them an evolved taxon. The plants of this taxon, in turn, when faced by new unfavorable situations, elaborated still better characters and formed a third taxon. Similarly fourth, fifth and the n'th taxa evolved. All plant groups are described in terms of their successful adaptational characters (intelligence ) and the study of these processes is the study of evolution at work and this is precisely the subject of taxonomy.
Author | : Rajni Gupta |
Publisher | : The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) |
Total Pages | : 375 |
Release | : 2012-01-01 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 8179933598 |
Prithipalsingh, Indian taxonomist; contributed articles.
Author | : Tod F. Stuessy |
Publisher | : Columbia University Press |
Total Pages | : 566 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0231147120 |
The field of plant taxonomy has transformed rapidly over the past fifteen years, especially with regard to improvements in cladistic analysis and the use of new molecular data. The second edition of this popular resource reflects these far-reaching and dramatic developments with more than 3,000 new references and many new figures. Synthesizing current research and trends, Plant Taxonomy now provides the most up-to-date overview in relation to monographic, biodiversity, and evolutionary studies, and continues to be an essential resource for students and scholars. This text is divided into two parts: Part 1 explains the principles of taxonomy, including the importance of systematics, characters, concepts of categories, and different approaches to biological classification. Part 2 outlines the different types of data used in plant taxonomic studies with suggestions on their efficacy and modes of presentation and evaluation. This section also lists the equipment and financial resources required for gathering each type of data. References throughout the book illuminate the historical development of taxonomic terminology and philosophy while citations offer further study. Plant Taxonomy is also a personal story of what it means to be a practicing taxonomist and to view these activities within a meaningful conceptual framework. Tod F. Stuessy recalls the progression of his own work and shares his belief that the most creative taxonomy is done by those who have a strong conceptual grasp of their own research.
Author | : David Briggs |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 595 |
Release | : 2016-06-30 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1316546365 |
We are in the midst of a biological revolution. Molecular tools are now providing new means of critically testing hypotheses and models of microevolution in populations of wild, cultivated, weedy and feral plants. They are also offering the opportunity for significant progress in the investigation of long-term evolution of flowering plants, as part of molecular phylogenetic studies of the Tree of Life. This long-awaited fourth edition, fully revised by David Briggs, reflects new insights provided by molecular investigations and advances in computer science. Briggs considers the implications of these for our understanding of the evolution of flowering plants, as well as the potential for future advances. Numerous new sections on important topics such as the evolutionary impact of human activities, taxonomic challenges, gene flow and distribution, hybridisation, speciation and extinction, conservation and the molecular genetic basis of breeding systems will ensure that this remains a classic text for both undergraduate and graduate students in the field.
Author | : V. V. Sivarajan |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 1991-08-30 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780521356794 |
A revised and fully updated edition encourages the reader to view existing classification systems objectively as it reflects upon the rapid advances that have occurred since the first edition's publication.
Author | : Arthur Cronquist |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 422 |
Release | : 1968 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : |
The spelling of family names in this edition follows the list in the 1966 edition of International Code of Botanical Nomenclature.
Author | : Vicki Ann Funk |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1008 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Compositae |
ISBN | : |
"This spectacular book does full justice to the Compositae (Asteraceae), the largest and most successful flowering plant family with some 1700 genera and 24,000 species. It is an indispensable reference, providing the most up-to-date hypotheses of phylogenetic relationships in the family based on molecular and morphological characters, along with the corresponding subfamilial and tribal classification. The 2009 work not only integrates the extensive molecular phylogenetic analyses conducted in the last 25 years, but also uses these to produce a metatree for about 900 taxa of Compositae. The book contains 44 chapters, contributed by 80 authors, covering the history, economic importance, character variation, and systematic and phylogenetic diversity of the family. The emphasis of this work is phylogenetic; its chapters provide a detailed, current, and thoroughly documented presentation of the major (and not so major) clades in the family, citing some 2632 references. Like the Compositae, the book is massive, diverse, and fascinating. It is beautifully illustrated, with 170 figures, and an additional 108 cladograms (all consistently color-coded, based on the geographic range of the included taxa); within these figures are displayed 443 color photographs, clearly demonstrating the amazing array of floral and vegetative form expressed by members of the clade." --NHBS Environment Bookstore.