Biology and Evolution of Ferns and Lycophytes
Biology and Evolution of Ferns and Lycophytes
$76.00
USDWith their team of contemporary scholars, the editors present a thorough coverage of fundamental topics necessary for obtaining an up-to-date understanding of the biology of ferns and lycophytes. The book is organized into major topics that build from the individual and its biochemistry and structure, to genetics and populations, to interactions among individuals and the conservation of species, and concludes with perspectives on evolutionary history and classification. Each chapter is organized to review past work, explore current questions, and suggest productive directions for continued discoveries about these fascinating groups of organisms. Written for upper undergraduates, graduates and academic researchers, Biology and Evolution of Ferns and Lycophytes fills a major gap in biological, organism-level, evolutionary literature by providing a review of the biology and evolution of this important group of vascular land plants.
- The editors are both eminent authorities with a strong history in research and publication in fern biology
- Provides a comprehensive overview of this important group of vascular land plants, differing from other books in this area which are more specifically focused
- Each chapter is organized to review past work, explore current questions, and suggest productive directions for interested investigators
Reviews & endorsements
"The most closely related book is the 1938 Manual of Pteridology edited by Frans Verdoorn, so this is a long-overdue summary of the up-to-date understanding of ferns and lycophytes."
L.G. Kavaljian, Choice
"I enthusiastically recommend this readable and authoritative book to scholars interested in the latest research on ferns."
Linda Graham, Plant Science Bulletin
Product details
July 2008Paperback
9780521696890
502 pages
246 × 174 × 24 mm
1.02kg
111 b/w illus.
Available
Table of Contents
- Preface. Tom A. Ranker and Christopher H. Haufler
- Part I. Development and Morphogenesis:
- 1. Photoresponses in fern gametophytes Masamitsu Wada
- 2. Alternation of generations Elizabeth Sheffield
- 3. Meristem organization and organ diversity Ryoko Imaichi
- Part II. Genetics and Reproduction:
- 4. Population genetics Tom A. Ranker and Jennifer M. O. Geiger
- 5. Antheridiogen Jakob J. Schneller
- 6. Genomic studies: chloroplast genome Paul G. Wolf and Jessie M. Roper
- 7. Genomic studies: nuclear genome Takuya Nakazato, Michael S. Barker, Loren H. Rieseberg and Gerald J. Gastony
- Part III. Ecology:
- 8. Phenology and habitat specificity of tropical ferns Klaus Mehltreter
- 9. Gametophyte ecology Donald R. Farrar, Cynthia Dassler, James E. Watkins, Jr. and Chanda Skelton
- 10. Conservation biology Naomi N. Arcand and Tom A. Ranker
- 11. Ex situ conservation Valerie C. Pence
- Part IV. Systematics and Evolutionary Biology:
- 12. Species and speciation Christopher H. Haufler
- 13. Phylogeny and evolution of ferns: a paleontological perspective Gar W. Rothwell and Ruth A. Stockey
- 14. Biodiversity, floristics, biogeography Robbin C. Moran
- 15. Molecular phylogeny Eric Schuettpelz and Kathleen M. Pryer
- 16. Phylogeny and classification Alan R. Smith, Kathleen M. Pryer, Eric Schuettpelz, Petra Korall, Harald Schneider and Paul G. Wolf.
