About this book
Uses empirical data to address conceptual issues in the fields of plant systematics and evolution. Fundamental to the book is the belief that the planet's botanical diversity needs to be understood in terms not only of patterns but also of underlying processes. Thus, the volume contains chapters that discuss the integration of population genetics and phylogenetics, molecules and morphology, gene expression and gene relationships, and systematics and molecular evolution.
Contents
1. Using Organelle Markers to Elucidate the History, Ecology and Evolution of Plant Populations R.A. Ennos, W.T. Sinclair, X.-S. Hu and A. Langdon 2. Isolation Within Species and the History of Glacial Refugia C. Ferris, R.A King and G.M. Hewitt 3.The Use of Uniparentally Inherited Simple Sequence Repeat Markers in Plant Population Studies and Systematics J. Provan, N. Soranzo, N.J. McNicol, M. Morgante and W. Powell 4. The Use of RAPD Data in the Analysis of Population Genetic Structure:Case-studies of Alkanna (Boraginaceae) and Plantago (Plantaginaceae) K. Wolff and M. Morgan-Richards 5. Metapopulation Dynamics and Maring-system Evolution in Plants S.C.H. Barrett, J.R. Pannell 6. Identifying Multiple Origins in Polyploid HomosporousPteridophytes J.C. Vogel, J.A. Barrett, F.J. Rumsey and M. Gibby 7. Population Genetic Structure in Agamospermous Plants R.J. Gornall 8. Monophyly, Populations and Species J.I. Davis 9. Reticulate Evolution in the Mediterranean Species Complex of SenecioSect. Senecio: Uniting Phylogenetic and Population-level Approaches H.P. Comes and R.J. Abbott 10. The Value of Genomic In Situ Hybridization (GISH) in Plant Taxonomic and Evolutionary Studies C.A. Stace and J.P. Bailey 11. RAPDs in Systematics - a UsefulMethodology S.A. Harris 12. Nuclear Protein-coding Genes in Phylogeny Reconstruction and Homology Assessment: Some Examples From Leguminosae J.J. Doyle and J.L. Doyle 13. Spectral Analysis - a Brief Introduction M.A. Charleston and R.D.M. Page 14.Ribosomal DNA Sequences and Angiosperm Systematics M.A. Hershkovitz, E.A. Zimmer and W.J. Hahn 15. Proteins Encoded in Sequenced Chloroplast Genomes: an Overview of Gene Content, Phylogenetic Information and Endosymbiotic Transfer to the Nucleus B.Stoebe, S. Hansmann, V. Goremykin, K.V. Kowallik and W. Martin 16. Phylogenetics and Diversification in Pelargonium F.T. Bakker, A. Culham and M. Gibby 17. Integrating Molecular Phylogenies and Developmental Genetics: a Gesneriaceae Case Study M. M/ller,M. Clokie, P. Cubas and Q.C.B. Cronk 18. Inferior Ovaries and Angiosperm Diversification M.H.G. Gustafasson and V.A. Albert 19. Intergrating Molecular and Morphological Evidence of Evolutionary Radiations R.M. Bateman Albert, The New York BotanicalGarden, UK, J.P. Bailey, University of Leicester, UK, F.T. Bakker, University of Reading, UK, J.A. Barrett, University of Cambridge, UK, S.C.H. Barrett, University of Toronto, UK, R.M. Bateman, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, UK, M.A. Charleston,University of Oxford, UK, M. Clokie, University of Leicester, UK, H.P. Comes, Institut fnr Spezielle Botanik und Botanisher Garten, Germany, Q.C.B. Cronk, University of Edinburgh, UK, P. Cubas, Institut Nacional de Investigaciones Agrarias, Spain, A.Culham, University of Reading, UK, J.I. Davis, Cornell University, USA, J.J. Doyle, Cornell University, USA, J.L. Doyle, Cornell University, USA, R.A. Ennos, University of Edinburgh, UK, C. Ferris, University of Leicester, UK, M. Gibby, Th
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