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Plant Evolutionary Biology

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  • © 1988

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Editors:
  1. Leslie D. Gottlieb

    1. Department of Genetics, University of California, Davis, USA

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  2. Subodh K. Jain

    1. Department of Agronomy and Range Science, University of California, Davis, USA

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. An overview of evolutionary biology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Essays in comparative evolution. The need for evolutionary comparisons

      • G. Ledyard Stebbins
      Pages 3-20

  3. Molecular evolution and species phylogeny

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 21-21
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    2. Evolution and variation in plant chloroplast and mitochondrial genomes

      • C. William Birky Jr.
      Pages 23-53

    3. Organization and evolution of sequences in the plant nuclear genome

      • Steven D. Tanksley, Eran Pichersky
      Pages 55-83

    4. Onagraceae as a model of plant evolution

      • Peter H. Raven
      Pages 85-107

    5. Phylogenetic aspects of the evolution of self-pollination

      • Robert Wyatt
      Pages 109-131

    6. Evolution of mating systems in cultivated plants

      • Charles M. Rick
      Pages 133-147

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 149-153
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  5. Development and evolution

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 155-155
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    2. Ontogeny and phylogeny: phytohormones as indicators of labile changes

      • Tsvi Sachs
      Pages 157-176

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 177-181
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  7. Adaptation: two perspectives

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 183-183
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    2. Biophysical limitations on plant form and evolution

      • Karl J. Niklas
      Pages 185-220

    3. Evolution and adaptation in Encelia (Asteraceae)

      • James R. Ehleringer, Curtis Clark
      Pages 221-248

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 249-251
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  9. Genetics and ecology of populations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 253-253
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    2. Natural selection of flower color polymorphisms in morning glory populations

      • Michael T. Clegg, Bryan K. Epperson
      Pages 255-273

    3. Genetic variation and environmental variation: expectations and experiments

      • Janis Antonovics, Norman C. Ellstrand, Robert N. Brandon
      Pages 275-303
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About this book

There are still heroes in science. They are recognized because the issues and problems they chose to study became the issues and problems of a major field of research. They are also recognized because their insights and solutions are the ones that are tested and evaluated when new ideas and technologies become available. In the field of plant evolutionary biology, the hero is George Ledyard Stebbins. His first scientific publi­ cation appeared in 1929 and has been followed by nearly 60 magnificent years of seminal ideas, proofs, and proposals that defined much of what was worth doing in plant biosystematics, evolution and biological conser­ vation. His energy, enthusiasm and good humor (widely shared at many congresses and symposia in the 'Singalongs with Stebbins') made him a wonderful teacher for both undergraduates and graduate students. He is the mentor of several generations of botanists, plant geneticists and evo­ lutionists. A brief biography and publication list were included in Topics in Plant Population Biology, edited by Otto T. Solbrig, Subodh Jain, George Johnson and Peter Raven (Columbia University Press, 1979) which resulted from a symposium held on the occasion of Ledyard Stebbins' 70th birthday. In this volume, population biology and physio­ logical ecology received major attention particularly in relation to plant form and function.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Genetics, University of California, Davis, USA

    Leslie D. Gottlieb

  • Department of Agronomy and Range Science, University of California, Davis, USA

    Subodh K. Jain

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Plant Evolutionary Biology

  • Editors: Leslie D. Gottlieb, Subodh K. Jain

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1207-6

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Chapman and Hall Ltd 1988

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-7036-2Published: 08 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-1207-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 414

  • Topics: Evolutionary Biology, Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary

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