Biology and evolution of ferns and lycophytes / edited by Tom A. Ranker, Christopher H. Haufler.

"With their team of contemporary scholars, the editors present a thorough coverage of fundamental topics necessary for obtaining an up-to-date understanding of the biology of ferns and lycophytes. The book is organized into major topics that build from the individual and its biochemistry and st...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Cambridge)
Other Authors: Ranker, Tom A., Haufler, Christopher H.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
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Table of Contents:
  • Photoresponses in fern gametophytes / Masamitsu Wada
  • Alternation of generations / Elizabeth Sheffield
  • Meristem organization and organ diversity / Ryoko Imaichi
  • Population genetics / Tom A. Ranker and Jennifer M.O. Geiger
  • Antheridiogens / Jakob J. Schneiller
  • Structure and evolution of fern plastid genomes / Paul G. Wolf and Jessie M. Roper
  • Evolution of the nuclear genome of ferns and lycophytes / Takuya Nakazato [and others]
  • Phenology and habitat specificity of tropical ferns / Klaus Mehltreter
  • Gametophyte ecology / Donald R. Farrar [and others]
  • Conservation biology / Naomi N. Arcand and Tom A. Ranker
  • Ex situ conservation of ferns and lycophytes : approaches and techniques / Valerie C. Pence
  • Species and speciation / Christopher H. Haufler
  • Phylogeny and evolution of ferns : a paleontological perspective / Gar W. Rothwell and Ruth A. Stockey
  • Diversity, biogeography, and floristics / Robbin C. Moran
  • Fern phylogeny / Eric Schuettpelz and Kathleen M. Pryer
  • Fern classification / Alan R. Smith [and others].