Plant systematics : the origin, interpretation, and ordering of plant biodiversity / Tod F. Stuessy, Daniel J. Crawford, Douglas E. Soltis, Pamela S. Soltis.
| Uniform Title: | Regnum vegetabile ;
v. 156. |
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| Language: | English |
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Text in English. |
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Königstein, Germany :
Koeltz Scientific Books,
[2014]
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| Series: | Regnum vegetabile ;
v. 156. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 425 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 29 cm. |
| Format: | Book |
Contents:
- Part I. Biodiversity and plant systematics. The importance of biodiversity ; The relevance of systematics
- Part II. Systematic data. The structural world : morphology, anatomy, embryology, and palynology ; The genetic revolution : cytogenetics, molecular biology, and population genetics ; The environment : phytochemistry, reproductive biology, and ecology
- Part III. Evolutionary origins of plant biodiversity. Genetic diversity in plant populations ; The distribution of genetic diversity within species ; Primary or divergent speciation ; Hybridization and homoploid hybrid speciation ; Polyploidy
- Part IV. Phylogenetic interpretations of plant biodiversity. Characters used in phylogeny reconstruction ; Methods of phylogeny reconstruction ; Support measures ; Congruence and consensus ; Character evolution ; Molecular clocks and molecular evolution
- Part V. Ordering of plant biodiversity. The importance and universality of classification ; Approaches to classification ; Species ; Subspecies, variety, and form ; Genus, family, and higher categories
- Conclusion. The relationship and importance of plant systematics to biodiversity studies.