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Evolution and Speciation of Island Plants


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Oceanic island archipelagos are profoundly interesting ecosystems in which to ask questions about evolutionary patterns and processes, and may rightly be considered as one of the best places on earth to seek an understanding of the origin and elaboration of biological diversity. This volume brings together contributions covering a range of important issues in contemporary oceanic island plant biology, focusing on patterns and processes in Pacific and other islands (with emphasis on the Bonin, Hawaiian and Juan Fernandez Islands) to provide a stimulating view of the current state of research and a possible agenda for future investigations. Topics addressed include chromosomal variation, macromolecular divergence, island biogeography theory, isolating mechanisms, modes of speciation and evolution of secondary plant products, resulting in a volume which reveals the special opportunities offered by oceanic archipelagos for investigating evolutionary phenomena in vascular plants.

Table of Contents:
List of contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I. Hawaiian Islands: Introduction; 1. Chromosome evolution and speciation in Hawaiian flowering plants Gerald D. Carr; 2. Evolution in the endemic Hawaiian Compositae Bruce G. Baldwin; Part II. Juan Fernadez Islands: Introduction; 3. Isolating mechanisms and modes of speciation in endemic angiosperms of the Juan Fernandez Islands Tod F. Stuessy, Daniel J. Crawford, Clodomiro Marticorena and Mario Silva O.; 4. Dendroseris (Asteraceae: Lactuceae) and Robinsonia (Asteraceae: Senecioneae) on the Juan Fernandez Islands: similarities and differences in biology and phylogeny Daniel J. Crawford, Tao Sang, Tod F. Stuessy, Seung-Chul Kim and Mario Silva O.; 5. Island biogeography of angiosperms of the Juan Fernandez archipelago Tod F. Stuessy, Daniel J. Crawford, Clodomiro Marticorena and Roberto Rodríguez; Part III. Southern and Western Pacific Islands: Introduction; 6. Genetic diversity of the endemic plants of Bonin (Ogasawara) Islands Motomi Ito, Akiko Soejima and Mikio Ono; 7. Evolution of cryptic dioecy in Callicarpa (Verbenaceae) on the Bonin Islands Nobumitsu Kawakubo; 8. Conservation of the endemic vascular plant species of the Bonin (Ogasawara) Islands Mikio Ono; 9. Preliminary observations on the evolution of endemic angiosperms of Ullung Island, Korea Byung-Yun Sun and Tod F. Stuessy; 10. Evolution in Crossostylis (Rhizophoraceae) on the South Pacific Islands Hiroaki Setoguchi, Hideaki Ohba and Hiroshi Tobe; Part IV. General Evolutionary Patterns and Processes on Oceanic Islands: Introduction; 11. Secondary compounds and evolutionary relationships of island plants Bruce A. Bohm; 12. Chromosomal stasis during speciation in angiosperms of oceanic islands Tod F. Stuessy and Daniel J. Crawford; 13. The current status of our knowledge and suggested research protocols in island archipelagos Tod F. Stuessy and Mikio Ono; Author index; Taxon index; Subject index.

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' ... the book provides pleasant and instructive reading to all interested in island biogeography.' Optima ' ... this is a useful book, bringing together a lot of information on many aspects of island biogeography.' Peter Hovenkamp, Blumea ' ... a worthy addition to the literature on plant evolution on islands ... ideal for graduate students setting out to discover new and exciting patterns of variation on islands.' Heredity ' ... a valuable addition to the literature ...' Phil Garnock-Jones, Plant Systematics & Evolution


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780521496537
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Cambridge University Press
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 376
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 22 mm
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0521496535
  • Publisher Date: 08 Oct 1998
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 720 gr


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