Early flowers and angiosperm evolution /

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A study of the evolution of flowering plants, from their earliest phases in obscurity to their dominance in modern vegetation.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Friis, Else Marie (Author), Crane, Peter R. (Author), Pedersen, Kaj Raunsgaard (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Angiosperms, Fossil.
Angiosperms > Evolution.
Angiospermes fossiles.
Angiospermes > Évolution.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Botany.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to angiosperms
  • The nature of the angiosperm fossil record
  • The environmental context of early angiosperm evolution
  • Stratigraphic framework and key areas for Cretaceous angiosperms
  • Angiosperms in context: extant and fossil seed plants
  • Origin and age of angiosperms
  • Phylogenetic framework and the assignment of fossils to extant groups
  • Fossils near the base of the angiosperm tree
  • Early fossil angiosperms of uncertain relationships
  • Early fossils of eumagnoliids
  • Fossils of monocots; 12. Fossils of eudicots: early diverging groups
  • Fossils of core eudicots: basal lineages; 14. Fossils of core eudicots: rosids
  • Early fossils of eudicots: asterids
  • Patterns of structural diversification in angiosperm reproductive organs
  • History and evolution of pollination in angiosperms
  • History and evolution of dispersal in angiosperms
  • Vegetational context of early angiosperm diversification
  • The accumulation of angiosperm diversity
  • References
  • Index.

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