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Plant life : a brief history / / Frederick B. Essig



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Autore: Essig Frederick B. Visualizza persona
Titolo: Plant life : a brief history / / Frederick B. Essig Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Oxford, England : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015
©2015
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (281 p.)
Disciplina: 581.3/8
Soggetto topico: Plants - Evolution
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Cover; Plant Life; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Artwork Sources; Introduction; 1 The Origin of Photosynthesis; 2 Eukaryotic Plant Life; 3 Plants Invade the Land; 4 Vascular Plants and the Rise of Trees; 5 Seeds and the Gymnosperms; 6 Darwin's Abominable Mystery; 7 Adaptations for Pollination and Seed Dispersal; 8 The Dicotyledonous Grade; 9 The Monocots; Epilogue; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index
Sommario/riassunto: Charles Darwin, the father of the theory of evolution, described the evolutionary origin of flowering plants as an ""abominable mystery."" Flowering plants - which appeared abruptly during the late Cretaceous Period - the origins of photosynthesis, and the early evolution of land plants are some of earth's most mysterious breakthroughs. The first seed plants appear in the fossil record about 350 million years ago, and flowering plants first appear approximately 120 million years ago, but the transitions between these major forms of plant life remain obscure. Prior to each breakthrough was a lo
Titolo autorizzato: Plant life  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-19-936265-3
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910787224803321
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