The first volume to address the study of evolutionary transitions in plants, Major Evolutionary Transitions in Flowering Plant Reproduction brings together compelling work from the three areas of significant innovation in plant biology: evolution and adaptation in flowers and pollination, mating patterns and gender strategies, and asexual reproduction and polyploidy. Spencer C. H. Barrett assembles here a distinguished group of authors who address evolutionary transitions using comparative and phylogenetic approaches, the tools of genomics, population genetics, and theoretical modeling, and through studies in development and field experiments in ecology. With special focus on evolutionary transitions and shifts in reproductive characters—key elements of biological diversification and research in evolutionary biology—Major Evolutionary Transitions in Flowering Plant Reproduction is the most up-to-date treatment of a fast-moving area of evolutionary biology and ecology.
Edited by:
Spencer C. H. Barrett Imprint: University of Chicago Press Country of Publication: United States Edition: 1 Dimensions:
Height: 28mm,
Width: 22mm,
Spine: 1mm
Weight: 709g ISBN:9780226038162 ISBN 10: 0226038165 Pages: 216 Publication Date:28 November 2008 Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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A / AS level
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Spencer C. H. Barrett is professor and Canada Research Chair in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Toronto.