Botany: An Introduction to Plant Biology - Couverture rigide

Mauseth, James D.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1284077535 ISBN 13 : 9781284077537

Editeur : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc, 2016

Synopsis

The sixth edition of Botany: An Introduction to Plant Biology provides a modern and comprehensive overview of the fundamentals of botany while retaining the important focus of natural selection, analysis of botanical phenomena, and diversity. Students are first introduced to topics that should be most familiar (plant structure), proceed to those less familiar (plant physiology and development), and conclude with topics that are likely least familiar to the introductory student (genetics, evolution, and ecology). The updated sixth edition includes the latest material on molecular biology, plant biotechnology, and the most recent coverage of taxonomy and phylogeny of plants, to keep students on the forefront of cutting-edge botanical research. New pedagogical features, including chapter opening learning objectives, Did You Know? boxes, and new and updated end-of-chapter critical thinking questions, guide students' focus and assesses comprehension. The approachable writing style, quality anatomy coverage, solid scientific grounding, and visual appeal of the new text design and art package make Botany: An Introduction to Plant Biology, Sixth Edition the clear choice for students digging into this exciting science.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

James MausethThe University of Texas at Austin, Section of Integrative BiologyEducation:B.S., University of Washington at Seattle, 1970' 'Ph.D., University of Washington at Seattle, 1975Research:Research in his lab centers on evolution of morphogenic mechanisms and structure. They use cacti as model organisms because the family contains a great amount of structural/developmental diversity and because the cactus genus Pekeskia retains numerous relictual characters. Plants of Pereskia have hard woody stems and ordinary large leaves. From ancestors like this, morphogenic mechanisms have evolved into ones capable of controlling the differentiation of various types of highly modified wood, unusual types of cortex that have leaf-like features, and apical meristems that minimize the number of mitoses necessary to produce large plants. Because each evolutionary line in the family has undergone particular types of modification of the morphogenic mechanism, they can compare different types of differentiation of a particular tissue, each type controlled by homologous morphogenic mechanisms.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1284077535
• ISBN 13: 9781284077537
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 6
• Nombre de pages: 808
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible