The evolutionary biology of plants / Karl J. Niklas
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| Autore: |
Niklas, Karl J.
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| Titolo: |
The evolutionary biology of plants / Karl J. Niklas
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| Pubblicazione: | Chicago ; London : <<The>> University of Chicago Press, 1997 |
| Descrizione fisica: | XIX, 440 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Disciplina: | 581.38 |
| Soggetto topico: | Piante - Evoluzione |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Provides a comprehensive synthesis of modern evolutionary biology as it relates to plants. This text recounts the saga of plant life from its origins to the radiation of the flowering plants. Through computer-generated "walks" it shows how living plants might have evolved. |
| This text provides a comprhensive synthesis of modern evolutionary biology as it relates to plants. It recounts the saga of plant life from its origins to the radiation of the flowering plants. Through computer-generated "walks" the book arrives at plant forms strikingly similar to actual living plants and those of the distant past, showing how living plants might have evolved. It concludes with an extended consideration of molecular biology and paleontology. | |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Evolutionary biology of plants |
| ISBN: | 0-226-58083-0 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 000030318 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. della Basilicata |
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