The Evolutionary Biology of Plants - Softcover

Niklas, Karl J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0226580830 ISBN 13: 9780226580838

Verlag: University of Chicago Press, 1997

Inhaltsangabe

Although they are among the most abundant of all living things and provide essential oxygen,
food, and shelter to the animal kingdom, few books pay any attention to how and why plants
evolved the wondrous diversity we see today. In this richly illustrated and clearly written book,
Karl J. Niklas provides the first comprehensive synthesis of modern evolutionary biology as it
relates to plants.

After presenting key evolutionary principles, Niklas recounts the saga of plant life from its
origins to the radiation of the flowering plants. To investigate how living plants might have
evolved, Niklas conducts a series of computer-generated "walks" on fitness "landscapes,"
arriving at hypothetical forms of plant life strikingly similar to those of today and the distant
past. He concludes with an extended consideration of molecular biology and paleontology.

An excellent overview for undergraduates, this book will also challenge graduate students and
researchers.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Karl J. Niklas is professor of botany at Cornell University.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: University of Chicago Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1997
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0226580830
• ISBN 13: 9780226580838
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 469
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