Conifer Reproductive Biology

About this book

This compendium on conifer reproductive biology is intended as a text supplement for plant biology courses. Such a volume seems timely because knowledge of model flowering plants is expanding so fast that each new plant biology text has less written on conifers than the last. "Conifer Reproductive Biology" seems needed as a specialized botany reference for life science professionals, graduate students and advanced undergraduates.

Its content was chosen for its relevance to those working in life sciences: ecology, evolution, genomics, environmental sciences, genetics, forestry, conservation and even immunology. Its content has also been shaped by a trend towards the integrative study of conifer reproduction.

Contents

Prologue.- Glossary.- Section I. Conifer Reproductive Biology Overview. 1. Introducing Conifers.- 2. The Diplohaplontic Life Cycle.- Section II. Consequences of Heterospory. 3. Separate Female and Male Meioses.- 4. The Female Gametophyte Inside in the Ovule.- 5. The Male Gametophyte Enclosed in a Pollen Wall.- 6. Synchrony: Pollination and Fertilization.- 7. Syngamy, Embryo Development and Seed Dispersal.-Section III. Mating System Dynamics: Form and Chance. 8. The Dynamic Wind-Pollinated Mating System.- 9. The Embryo Lethal System.- Index.-

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