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    The Evolution of Plant Physiology
    The Evolution of Plant Physiology
    The Evolution of Plant Physiology
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    The Evolution of Plant Physiology

    By Alan R. Hemsley and Imogen Poole

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    Coupled with biomechanical data, organic geochemistry and cladistic analyses utilizing abundant genetic data, scientific studies are revealing new facets of how plants have evolved over time. This collection of papers examines these early stages of plant physiology evolution by describing the initial physiological adaptations necessary for survival as upright structures in a dry, terrestrial environment. The Evolution of Plant Physiology also encompasses physiology in its broadest sense to include biochemistry, histology, mechanics, development, growth, reproduction and with an emphasis on the interplay between physiology, development and plant evolution.
    • Contributions from leading neo- and palaeo-botanists from the Linnean Society
    • Focus on how evolution shaped photosynthesis, respiration, reproduction and metabolism.
    • Coverage of the effects of specific evolutionary forces -- variations in water and nutrient availability, grazing pressure, and other environmental variables
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAcademic Press
    Release dateFeb 5, 2004
    ISBN9780080472720
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