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Plant Life : a brief history.
Charles Darwin, the father of the theory of evolution, described the evolutionary origin of flowering plants as an ""abominable mystery."" Flowering plants - which appeared abruptly during the late Cretaceous Period - the origins of photosynthesis, and the early evolution of land...
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2015.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- Cover; Plant Life; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Artwork Sources; Introduction; 1 The Origin of Photosynthesis; 2 Eukaryotic Plant Life; 3 Plants Invade the Land; 4 Vascular Plants and the Rise of Trees; 5 Seeds and the Gymnosperms; 6 Darwin's Abominable Mystery; 7 Adaptations for Pollination and Seed Dispersal; 8 The Dicotyledonous Grade; 9 The Monocots; Epilogue; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.