Author: Marcus Simon Maria SosefPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Begoniaceae
Languages : en
Pages : 306
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Refuge Begonias
Author: Marcus Simon Maria SosefPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Begoniaceae
Languages : en
Pages : 306
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Refuge Begonias: a Pleistocene Radiation?
Author: Jurriaan M. de VosRefuge Begonias
Author: M. S. M. SosefPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Begoniaceae
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The Biodiversity of African Plants
Author: Xander van der MaesenPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400902859
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 864
Book Description
Proceedings of the XIVth AETFAT Congress, 22-27 August 1994, Wageningen, the Netherlands
Evolutionary Biology
Author: Max K. HechtPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1461518474
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
This volume is the twenty-ninth in this series, which includes twenty-eight numbered volumes and one unnumbered supplement. The editors continue to focus on critical reviews, commentaries, original papers, and controversies in of the reviews range from anthropology to evolutionary biology. The topics molecular evolution, population biology to paleobiology. Recent volumes have included a broad spectrum of chapters on such subjects as population biology, comparative morphology, paleobiology, molecular phy logenetics, developmental evolutionary biology, systematics, and the history of evolutionary biology. The editors continue to solicit manuscripts in all areas of evolutionary biology. Manuscripts should be sent to anyone of the following: Max K. Hecht, Department of Biology, Queens College of the City University of New York, Flushing, New York 11367; Ross 1. MacIntyre, Department of Genetics and Development, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853; or Michael T. Clegg, Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, California 92521. vii Contents 1. Homology and Embryonic Development Brian K. Hall Introduction .............................................. 1 A Brief History of the Concept of Homology ................. 1 von Baer's Laws ........................................ 4 Germ Layers and Ernst Haeckel ............................ 6 Embryology and Homology ............................... 7 Homology: An Unsolved Problem ............................ 8 Latent Homology ........................................ 8 Serial Homology ........................................ 9 Common Origins and Common Inductions ..................... 12 Mechanisms of Gastrulation ............................... 13 Origin of the Alimentary Canal ............................ 14 Origin of Germ Cells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . . . Induction of Meckel's Cartilage ............................ 15 Induction of the Lens of the Eye ........................... 16 Development of Internal and External Cheek Pouches .......... 18 Selection for Increased Tail Length in Mice .................. 19 Regeneration and Homology .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 . . . . . . .
Studies in Begoniaceae: Refuge Begonias : taxonomy, phylogeny and historical biogeography of Begonia sect. Loasibegonia and sect. Scutobegonia in relation to glacial rain forest refuges in Africa
Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9789067540605
Category : Begoniaceae
Languages : en
Pages :
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Plants of the World
Author: Maarten J. M. ChristenhuszPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022653670X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 801
Book Description
Plants of the World is the first book to systematically explore every vascular plant family on earth—more than four hundred and fifty of them—organized in a modern phylogenetic order. Detailed entries for each family include descriptions, distribution, evolutionary relationships, and fascinating information on economic uses of plants and etymology of their names. All entries are also copiously illustrated in full color with more than 2,500 stunning photographs. A collaboration among three celebrated botanists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Plants of the World is authoritative, comprehensive, and beautiful. Covering everything from ferns to angiosperms, it will be an essential resource for practicing botanists, horticulturists, and nascent green thumbs alike.
Forest Diversity and Management
Author: David L. HawksworthPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1402052081
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
Drawing on research from biodiversity experts around the world, this book reflects the diversity of forest types and forest issues that concern forest scientists. Coverage ranges from savannah and tropical rainforests to the ancient oak forests of Poland; issues explored include the effects of logging, management practices, forest dynamics and climate change on forest structure and biodiversity. Here is a useful overview of current science, for researchers and educators alike.
Tuberous Begonias, Culture and Management
Author: Rural Publishing CompanyPublisher:
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Category : Begonias
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Author: J. Doorenbos