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The Evolution of Plant Physiology

By Alan R. Hemsley , Imogen Poole

Book information

Publisher
Academic Press
Year
2004
ISBN
9780123395528, 0123395526
Open Library ID
OL18157790M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
39 MB (40655546 bytes)
Series
Linnean Society Symposium, Number 21
Volume
Volume 1
Edition
1
Pages
483\483
Library
duansci.com
Scanned
no
Time added
2010-05-12 16:22:54

Description

Coupled with biomechanical data, organic geochemistry and cladistic analyses utilizing abundant genetic data, scientific studies are revealing new facets of how plants have evolved over time. This collection of papers examines these early stages of plant physiology evolution by describing the initial physiological adaptations necessary for survival as upright structures in a dry, terrestrial environment. The Evolution of Plant Physiology also encompasses physiology in its broadest sense to include biochemistry, histology, mechanics, development, growth, reproduction and with an emphasis on the interplay between physiology, development and plant evolution. * Contributions from leading neo- and palaeo-botanists from the Linnean Society * Focus on how evolution shaped photosynthesis, respiration, reproduction and metabolism. * Coverage of the effects of specific evolutionary forces -- variations in water and nutrient availability, grazing pressure, and other environmental variables

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