Buch, Englisch, 448 Seiten, Book, Gewicht: 880 g
Buch, Englisch, 448 Seiten, Book, Gewicht: 880 g
ISBN: 978-0-412-02231-9
Verlag: Springer US
The application of molecular techniques is rapidly transforming the study of plant systematics. The precision they offer enables researchers to classify plants heretofore not subject to rigorous classification and thereby to obtain a clearer picture of evolutionary relationships. Molecular Systematics of Plants is arranged both conceptually and phylogenetically to accommodate the interests not only of general systematists, but also those of people interested in a particular plant family. The first part discusses molecular sequencing; the second reviews restriction site analysis and the sequencing of mitochondrial DNA. A third section details the analysis of ribosomal DNA and chloroplast DNA. The following section introduces model studies involving well-studied families such as the Onagraceae, Compositae, and Leguminosae. The book concludes with a section addressing theoretical topics such as data analysis and the question of morphological vs. molecular data.
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Preface; Part I: Molecules and genomes in plant systematics: Chloroplast DNA and the study of plant phylogeny: present status and future prospects-- Michael T. Clegg and Gerard Zurawski; Use of chloroplast DNA rearrangements in reconstructing plant phylogeny-- Stephen R. Downie and Jeffrey D. Palmer; Mitochondrial DNA in plant systematics: applications and limitations-- Jeffrey D. Palmer; Ribosomal RNA as a phylogenetic tool in plant systematics-- R. K. Hamby and Elizabeth A. Zimmer; Evolution of the Nor and 5SDna loci in the Triticeae-- Rudi Appels and Bernard Baum; Part II: Molecular approaches to plant evolution: Intraspecific cpDNA variation: systematic and phylogenetic implications-- Douglas E. Soltis, Pamela S. Soltis and Brook G. Milligan; Molecular evidence and plant introgression-- Loren H. Rieseberg and Steven J. Brunsfeld; Molecular data and polyploid evolution in plants-- Pamela S. Soltis, Jeff J. Doyle and Douglas E. Soltis; Molecular systematics and crop evolution-- John Doebley; Part III: Model studies of phylogenetic relationships: Contributions of molecular data to papilionoid legume systematics-- Jeff J. Doyle, Matt Levin and Anne Bruneau; Chloroplast DNA variation in the Asteraceae: phylogenetic and evolutionary implications-- Robert K. Jansen, Helen J. Michaels, Robert S. Wallace, Ki-Joong Kim, Sterling C. Keeley, Linda E. Watson and Jeffrey D. Palmer; Chloroplast DNA restriction site variation and the evolution of the annual habit in North American Coreopsis (Asteraceae)-- Daniel J. Crawford, Jeffrey D. Palmer and Marilyn Kobayashi; Molecular systematics of Onagraceae: examples from Clarkia and Fuchsia-- Kenneth J. Sytsma and James F. Smith; Floral morphology and chromosome number in the subtribe Oncidiinae (Orchidaceae): evolutionary insights from a phylogenetic analysis of chloroplast DNA restriction site variation-- Mark W. Chase and Jeffrey D. Palmer; Part IV: Theoretical perspectives: The suitability of molecular and morphological evidence in reconstructing plant phylogeny-- Michael J. Donoghue and Michael J. Sanderson; Character-state weighting for restriction site data in phylogenetic reconstruction, with an example from chloroplast DNA-- Victor A. Albert, Brent D. Mishler and Mark W. Chase; Polymorphism, hybridization and variable evolutionary rate in molecular phylogenies-- Kermit Ritland and James E. Eckenwalder; Index.
