ISBN: 9780226383613 - phylogeny and evolution of the angiosperms: revised and updated edition (4 Ergebnisse)

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Pictorial hard covers. Zustand: Fine. No Jacket. Revised edition. Scarcely used. Weight: 2.0 Language: English.

second edition),Quarto,580 pp.,photographs, text illustrations, fine copy in laminated boards. Although they are relative latecomers on the evolutionary scene, having emerged only 135-170 million years ago, angiosperms or flowering plants are the most diverse and species-rich group of seed-producing land plants, comprising more than 13,000 genera and over 300,000 species. Not only are they a model group for studying the patterns and processes of evolutionary diversification, outside the laboratory they also play major roles in our economy, diet, and our courtship rituals, producing our fruits, legumes, and grains, not to mention the flowers in our Valentine's bouquets. They are also crucial ecologically, dominating most terrestrial and some aquatic landscapes. This fully revised edition of Phylogeny and Evolution of the Angiosperms provides an up-to-date, comprehensive overview of the evolution of and relationships among these vital plants, as well as of our attempts to reconstruct these relationships.…

Zustand: New. Num Pages: 560 pages, 60 color plates, 36 halftones, 129 line drawings, 18 tables. BIC Classification: PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 215. . . 2018. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.