Flowers on the Tree of Life
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Flowers on the Tree of Life

  1. English
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  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Flowers on the Tree of Life

About this book

Genetic and molecular studies have recently come to dominate botanical research at the expense of more traditional morphological approaches. This broad introduction to modern flower systematics demonstrates the great potential that floral morphology has to complement molecular data in phylogenetic and evolutionary investigations. Contributions from experts in floral morphology and evolution take the reader through examples of how flowers have diversified in a large variety of lineages of extant and fossil flowering plants. They explore angiosperm origins and the early evolution of flowers and analyse the significance of morphological characters for phylogenetic reconstructions on the tree of life. The importance of integrating morphology into modern botanical research is highlighted through case studies exploring specific plant groups where morphological investigations are having a major impact. Examples include the clarification of phylogenetic relationships and understanding the significance and evolution of specific floral characters, such as pollination mechanisms and stamen and carpel numbers.

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Yes, you can access Flowers on the Tree of Life by Livia Wanntorp,Louis P. Ronse De Craene in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Biological Sciences & Botany. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. 1 Introduction: Establishing the state of the art – the role of morphology in plant systematics
  7. 2 Spatial separation and developmental divergence of male and female reproductive units in gymnosperms, and their relevance to the origin of the angiosperm flower
  8. 3 New flowers of Laurales from the Early Cretaceous (Early to Middle Albian) of eastern North America
  9. 4 Tracing the early evolutionary diversification of the angiosperm flower
  10. 5 Changing views of flower evolution and new questions
  11. 6 Centrifugal stamens in a modern phylogenetic context: was Corner right?
  12. 7 Evolution of the palm androecium as revealed by character mapping on a supertree
  13. 8 Comparative floral structure and development of Nitrariaceae (Sapindales) and systematic implications
  14. 9 Multiplications of floral organs in flowers: a case study in Conostegia (Melastomataceae, Myrtales)
  15. 10 Ontogenetic and phylogenetic diversification in Marantaceae
  16. 11 Floral ontogeny of Acacia celastrifolia: an enigmatic mimosoid legume with pronounced polyandry and multiple carpels
  17. 12 Floral development of Napoleonaea (Lecythidaceae), a deceptively complex flower
  18. Taxon index
  19. Subject index
  20. Systematics Association Publications