Early flowers and angiosperm evolution /
A study of the evolution of flowering plants, from their earliest phases in obscurity to their dominance in modern vegetation.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autores principales: | , , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2011.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | A study of the evolution of flowering plants, from their earliest phases in obscurity to their dominance in modern vegetation. "The recent discovery of diverse fossil flowers and floral organs in Cretaceous strata has revealed astonishing details about the structural and systematic diversity of early angiosperms. Exploring the rich fossil record that has accumulated over the last three decades, this unique study follows the evolutionary history of flowering plants from their earliest phases in obscurity to their dominance in modern vegetation. The book provides comprehensive biological and geological background information, before moving on to summarise the fossil record in detail. Including previously unpublished results based on research into Early and Late Cretaceous fossil floras from Europe and North America, the authors draw together direct palaeontological evidence of the pattern of angiosperm evolution through time. Synthesising palaeobotanical data with information from living plants, this book explores the latest research in the field and highlights connections with phylogenetic systematics as well as the structure and the biology of extant angiosperms"-- |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 585 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 501-572) and index. |
ISBN: | 9781139116084 1139116088 9781139126748 1139126741 9780511980206 0511980205 9781139113915 1139113917 9781139496384 1139496387 1107216273 9781107216273 1283295415 9781283295413 1139121820 9781139121828 9786613295415 6613295418 1139111728 9781139111720 9780521597067 0521597064 1139123920 9781139123921 |