Early Flowers and Angiosperm Evolution - Couverture rigide

Friis, Else Marie; Crane, Peter R.; Pedersen, Kaj Raunsgaard

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0521592836 ISBN 13 : 9780521592833

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2011

Synopsis

Book by Friis Else Marie Crane Peter R Pedersen Kaj Raunsg

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

'... this book provides not only facts but also many potential questions and can thus serve as both an inspirational textbook [and] as a recipe for future research investigations. ... an important book for those wishing a fuller understanding of floral evolution. Buy it, read it, discuss it, and you will achieve sexual enlightenment of the floral kind.' Plant Science Bulletin

'... copiously illustrated throughout with colour photographs, graphs, diagrams and drawings. ... This long-awaited book represents not only a remarkable tour de force of palaeobotanical literature, but also a potentially enduring biological textbook. Part of its appeal lies in the excellence of its production.' Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

' ... how do you write a definitive book for the 21st Century? Early Flowers and Angiosperm Evolution provides a blueprint ... It stands as a superbly annotated index of the data behind our current understanding of early angiosperm evolution... This is among the most beautiful scholarly books I've seen in a long time. Outcrop pictures are clearly rendered in color, and maps and some diagrams include a touch of hue to enhance interpretation ... It is detailed, accessible and offers a synthetic perspective from a team that has been thinking deeply about this topic for decades. And I hope this isn't the last word. But the thing I love best about paleontology is that one fossil can rewrite everything we thought that we knew. Then we'll be ready for the next definitive book.' Evolution – This View of Life: Paleontology Magazine

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The recent discovery of diverse fossil flowers and floral organs in Cretaceous strata has revealed astonishing details about the structural and systematic diversity of early angiosperms. Exploring the rich fossil record that has accumulated over the last three decades, this is a unique study of the evolutionary history of flowering plants from their earliest phases in obscurity to their dominance in modern vegetation. The discussion provides comprehensive biological and geological background information, before moving on to summarise the fossil record in detail. Including previously unpublished results based on research into Early and Late Cretaceous fossil floras from Europe and North America, the authors draw on direct palaeontological evidence of the pattern of angiosperm evolution through time. Synthesising palaeobotanical data with information from living plants, this unique book explores the latest research in the field, highlighting connections with phylogenetic systematics, structure and the biology of extant angiosperms.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0521592836
• ISBN 13: 9780521592833
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 596