Origin of Land Plants
1st Edition
Published on 22. September 1993
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-0-471-61527-9 (ISBN)
Description
A critical, synthetic and comprehensive account offering discussion of early environments, the history of thought on land plant origins, various approaches used to study early plant evolution and the characteristics of green algae. Includes new ideas regarding evolution, comparative studies of fossil plants and carbon availability. Features abundant illustrations and an extensive bibliography.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
630 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-61527-9 (9780471615279)
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Person
Linda E. Graham is the author of Origin of Land Plants, published by Wiley.
Content
Early Silurian and Late Ordovician Environments.
Approaches to an Understanding of Early Land Plant Evolution.
The Charophycean Algae.
Morphology, Ecology, and Physiology of Charophytes.
Gaps Between Charophycean Algae and Land Plants.
The Evolution of Plant Morphology: Cell Walls, Cytoskeleton, Cytokinesis, Intercellular Communication, and Histogenesis.
Evolution of Plant Sexual Reproduction.
The Origin of Plant Signal Transduction Systems, Phytohormones, Photomorphogenesis, and Secondary Metabolism.
Land Plant Origins--A Summary.
Literature Cited.
Index.
Approaches to an Understanding of Early Land Plant Evolution.
The Charophycean Algae.
Morphology, Ecology, and Physiology of Charophytes.
Gaps Between Charophycean Algae and Land Plants.
The Evolution of Plant Morphology: Cell Walls, Cytoskeleton, Cytokinesis, Intercellular Communication, and Histogenesis.
Evolution of Plant Sexual Reproduction.
The Origin of Plant Signal Transduction Systems, Phytohormones, Photomorphogenesis, and Secondary Metabolism.
Land Plant Origins--A Summary.
Literature Cited.
Index.