Plant Variation and Classification

Plant Variation and Classification
Author: Carol Ballard
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 54
Release: 2010-01-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781615323456

Explains how our plant classification system works and looks at how scientists use it to identify and group plant species. The book also examines the variation between and within plants species and discusses how and why such variations have occurred.

Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Biology

Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Biology
Author: Francisco J. Ayala
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 440
Release: 2009-11-19
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781444314939

This collection of specially commissioned essays puts top scholarshead to head to debate the central issues in the lively and fastgrowing field of philosophy of biology Brings together original essays on ten of the most hotlydebated questions in philosophy of biology Lively head-to-head debate format sharply defines the issuesand paves the way for further discussion Includes coverage of the new and vital area of evolutionarydevelopmental biology, as well as the concept of a unified species,the role of genes in selection, the differences between micro- andmacro-evolution, and much more Each section features an introduction to the topic as well assuggestions for further reading Offers an accessible overview of this fast-growing and dynamicfield, whilst also capturing the imagination of professionalphilosophers and biologists

Plant Variation and Classification

Plant Variation and Classification
Author: Carol Ballard
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group
Total Pages: 46
Release: 2010-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781615323456

Explains how our plant classification system works and looks at how scientists use it to identify and group plant species. The book also examines the variation between and within plants species and discusses how and why such variations have occurred.

Ecological Genomics

Ecological Genomics
Author: Christian R. Landry
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 358
Release: 2013-11-25
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9400773471

Researchers in the field of ecological genomics aim to determine how a genome or a population of genomes interacts with its environment across ecological and evolutionary timescales. Ecological genomics is trans-disciplinary by nature. Ecologists have turned to genomics to be able to elucidate the mechanistic bases of the biodiversity their research tries to understand. Genomicists have turned to ecology in order to better explain the functional cellular and molecular variation they observed in their model organisms. We provide an advanced-level book that covers this recent research and proposes future development for this field. A synthesis of the field of ecological genomics emerges from this volume. Ecological Genomics covers a wide array of organisms (microbes, plants and animals) in order to be able to identify central concepts that motivate and derive from recent investigations in different branches of the tree of life. Ecological Genomics covers 3 fields of research that have most benefited from the recent technological and conceptual developments in the field of ecological genomics: the study of life-history evolution and its impact of genome architectures; the study of the genomic bases of phenotypic plasticity and the study of the genomic bases of adaptation and speciation.

A Closer Look at Plant Classifications, Parts, and Uses

A Closer Look at Plant Classifications, Parts, and Uses
Author: Sherman Hollar Associate Editor, Compton’s by Britannica
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 90
Release: 2011-08-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1615305297

Discusses the characteristics of plants, describes how they are classified, and examines the parts of the plant.

Variation and Classification

Variation and Classification
Author: Melanie Waldron
Publisher: Raintree
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2014-08-14
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1406262420

Our world is incredibly diverse, but why are living things so different, and how do we make sense of the vast range of life forms? This book tackles the issues of variation - how and why it occurs - and classification, looking at how we organize plants and animals into groups.

How Plants Work

How Plants Work
Author: Stephen Blackmore
Publisher:
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2018
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1782406972

How Plants Work is a fascinating enquiry into, and celebration of, the rich complexity of plant life.

Plant Systematics

Plant Systematics
Author: Gurcharan Singh
Publisher: Science Publishers
Total Pages: 576
Release: 2004
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781578083510

"The book strikes a balance between classical fundamental information and the recent developments in plant systematics. Special attention has been devoted to the information on botanical nomenclature, identification and phylogeny of angiosperms with numerous relevant examples and detailed explanation of the important nomenclatural problems. An attempt has been made to present a continuity between orthodox and contemporary identification methods by working on a common example. The methods of identification using computers have been further explored to help better online identification. The chapter on cladistic methods has been totally revised, and molecular systematics discussed in considerable detail."--Jacket.

Vegetation Dynamics

Vegetation Dynamics
Author: R. Knapp
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 333
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9401023441

During the International Botanical Congress in Edinburgh, 1964, Mrs. 1. M. WEISBACH-J UNK of The Hague discussed a plan for preparation by her publishing company (Dr. W. Junk b.v.) of an international Handbook of Vegetation Science. She proposed a series that should give a comprehensive survey of the varied directions within this science, and their achievements to date as well as their objectives for the future. The challenge of such an enterprise, and its evident value for the further development of vegetation research, induced the undersigned after some consideration to accept the offer of the honorable but also burdensome task of General Editor. The decision was encouraged by a well formulated and detailed outline for the Handbook worked out by the Dutch phytosociolo gists J. J. BARKMAN and V. WESTHOFF. A circle of scholars from numerous countries was invited by the Dr. Junk Publishing Com pany to The Hague in January 1966 to draw up a list of editors and contributors for the parts of the Handbook. The outline and list have served since for the organization of the Handbook, with no need for major change. The different burdens of editors and authors have compelled quite different timings for completion of the individual sections.