| Description |
ix, 403 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Papers from a symposium entitled The Origin, Early Evolution, and Phylogeny of Angiosperms held at the American Institute of Biological Sciences meeting at Ames, Iowa, on Aug. 4, 1993. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-386) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : The challenge of flowering plant history / David Winship Taylor and Leo J. Hickey -- A survey of reticulate venation among fossil and living land plants / Mary Louise Trivett and Kathleen B. Pigg -- A new gnetophyte from the Late Carnian (Late Triassic) of Texas and its bearing on the origin of the angiosperm carpel and stamen / Bruce Cornet -- Wood anatomy of primitive angiosperms : new perspectives and syntheses / Sherwin Carlquist -- Evidence for the earliest stage of angiosperm pollen evolution : a paleoequatorial section from Israel / Gilbert J. Brenner -- The origin and evolution of the angiosperm carpel / David Winship Taylor and Gretchen Kirchner -- Floral structure, development, and relationships of paleoherbs : Saruma, Cabomba, Lactoris, and selected piperales / Shirley C. Tucker and Andrew W. Douglas -- Origin of the angiosperm flower / Leo J. Hickey and David Winship Taylor -- Evidence for and implications of an herbaceous origin for angiosperms / David Winship Taylor and Leo J. Hickey -- Comparison of alternative hypotheses for the origin of the angiosperms / Henry Laconte -- The least specialized angiosperms / Robert F. Thorne -- Molecular phylogenies and the diversification of the angiosperms / Kenneth J. Sytsma and David A. Baum. |
| Subject |
Angiosperms, Fossil -- Congresses.
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Angiosperms, Fossil. |
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Angiosperms -- Origin -- Congresses.
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Angiosperms -- Origin. |
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Angiosperms. |
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Angiosperms -- Evolution -- Congresses.
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Angiosperms -- Evolution. |
| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Taylor, David W., 1958-
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Hickey, Leo J.
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American Institute of Biological Sciences. Meeting (1993 : Ames, Iowa)
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| Added Title |
Flowering plant origin, evolution, and phylogeny |
| ISBN |
0412053411 alkaline paper |
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