Plant Evolutionary Developmental Biology - The Evolvability of the Phenotype

Integrates molecular genetics with comparative morphology to give a comprehensive view of the evolution of plant development.

List of contents

Preface; 1. Introducing plant evo-devo; 2. The plant phenospace; 3. Tools; 4. Genes and genomes; 5. Shoot and root - meristems and branching; 6. Leaves; 7. Flowers and fruits; 8. Architecture and syntax of the plant body; 9. Pheno-evo-devo; 10. Evolutionary trends; 11. Looking ahead; References.

About the author

Alessandro Minelli, Professor of Zoology at the Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy until 2011, is currently serving as Specialty Chief Editor for evolutionary developmental biology for Frontiers in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Minelli was previously Vice-President of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology. For several years his research focus was in biological systematics, but in the mid-1990s he moved his interest towards evolutionary developmental biology, the subject of his previous book The Development of Animal Form (Cambridge, 2003). On his retirement, he decided to study plants and write the botanical equivalent to his book on animal evo-devo.

Summary

To date, research into the evolutionary development of plants has largely focused on genetics. Minelli suggests a novel approach, integrating data from different research traditions. This is the first comprehensive book on the evolution of plant development and will be of interest to students, lecturers and researchers in the field.

Product details

• Authors: Alessandro Minelli, Alessandro (Universit... Degli Studi DI P Minelli, Alessandro (Universit... degli Studi di Padova Minelli, Alessandro (Universita Degli Studi DI Pad Minelli, Alessandro (Universita degli Studi di Padova Minelli, Minelli Alessandro
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2018
• EAN: 9781107034921
• ISBN: 978-1-107-03492-1
• No. of pages: 468
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Botany; Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany, Botany & plant sciences, Developmental biology, Botany and plant sciences