9780521574952-0521574951-Plant Life Histories: Ecology, Phylogeny and Evolution

Plant Life Histories: Ecology, Phylogeny and Evolution

ISBN-13: 9780521574952
ISBN-10: 0521574951
Edition: 1
Author: Jonathan Silvertown, John L. Harper, Miguel Franco
Publication date: 1997
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Paperback 331 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780521574952
ISBN-10: 0521574951
Edition: 1
Author: Jonathan Silvertown, John L. Harper, Miguel Franco
Publication date: 1997
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Paperback 331 pages

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Plant Life Histories: Ecology, Phylogeny and Evolution (ISBN-13: 9780521574952 and ISBN-10: 0521574951), written by authors Jonathan Silvertown, John L. Harper, Miguel Franco, was published by Cambridge University Press in 1997. With an overall rating of 4.4 stars, it's a notable title among other Biology (Biological Sciences, Botany, Evolution) books. You can easily purchase or rent Plant Life Histories: Ecology, Phylogeny and Evolution (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Biology books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.49.

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This book reexamines patterns of relationship among plant life history traits in phylogenetic perspective. The reexamination first recognizes that because evolution is a branching process, traits are not randomly distributed across taxa and that therefore analysis of trait correlations cannot treat species as independent data points. It then discusses the use of phylogeny to reconstruct the evolutionary pathways of traits. Part 1 looks at the use of the phylogenetic perspective on trait correlation. Parts 2-4 examine traits from the reproductive phase from seed production and dispersal to recruitment and growth. The final section looks at interactions between plants and competitors, herbivores and microbial symbionts, recognizing that these interactions may have an ancient evolutionary history.

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