The Evolution of plant physiology
Subtitle: from whole plants to ecosystems
By: edited by, Alan R. Hemsley and Imogen Poole
Contributors: Hemsley, Alan R; Poole, Imogen; Linnean Society of London. Palaeobotany Specialist Group; Meeting on the Evolution of Plant Physiology (2001 : Kew, England)
Series: Linnean Society symposium series -- no. 21
Publisher: Published for the Linnean Society of London by Elsevier Academic Press; Academic Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Amsterdam; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 492
Subjects: Plant physiology -- Congresses; Plants -- Evolution -- Congresses; Paleobotany -- Congresses
Genres: Congresses
Description: This collection of papers examines the early stages of plant physiology evolution, describing the initial physiological adaptations necessary for survival as upright structures in a dry, terrestrial environment. They emphase the interplay between physiology, development and plant evolution.
Notes: Based on "... 'The Evolution of Plant Physiology' ... the 2001 meeting of the Linnean Society of London Palaeobotany Specialist Group."--back cover

Includes bibliographical references and index