It presents
a foundation of the approach, methods, research goals, evidence, and
terminology of plant systematics, along with the most recent knowledge of
evolutionary relationships of plants and practical information vital to the
field. This updated edition has been expanded to include 15 fern families, 9
gymnosperm families, and increased angiosperm family treatments from 100 to
129. Each family description includes a plate of full color photographs,
illustrating exemplars of the group along with dissected and labeled material
to show diagnostic features. The book includes a new chapter on species
concepts and the role and impact of plant systematics in conservation biology,
and a new appendix on statistical and morphometric techniques in plant
systematics. It also contains more detailed explanations of maximum likelihood
and Bayesian phylogeny inference methods, an expanded coverage and glossary of
morphological terms, and an updated chapter on botanical nomenclature. This
book is recommended for graduate and undergraduate students in botany, plant
taxonomy, plant systematics, plant pathology, plant anatomy, and ecology as
well as scientists and researchers in any of the plant sciences.
Autor: Michael G. Simpson
Publicación: ELSEVIER INC, California: 2010
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