Plant Life Histories: Ecology, Phylogeny and Evolution

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Plant Life Histories: Ecology, Phylogeny and Evolution Editors: Miguel Franco, John L. Harper, Jonathan Silvertown Format: Paperback / softback First Published: Published By: Cambridge University Press
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Pages: 331 Illustrations and other contents: 35 Tables, unspecified; 42 Line drawings, unspecified Language: English ISBN: 9780521574952 Categories: , , ,

Plant Life Histories re-examines patterns of relationship between plant life history traits in phylogenetic perspective. The re-examination first recognises that because evolution is a branching process, traits are not randomly distributed across taxa and that therefore analysis of trait correlations cannot treat species as independent data points. It then discusses the use of phylogeny to reconstruct the evolutionary pathways of traits. Part I looks at the use of the phylogenetic perspective on trait correlation. Parts II-IV examine traits from the reproductive phase from seed production and dispersal to recruitment and growth. The final section looks at interactions between plants and competitors, herbivores and microbial symbionts, recognising that these interactions may have an ancient evolutionary history. Students and researchers of evolution, ecology and botany will find much of value here.

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'Plant Life Histories has arrived at an apt moment … I enjoyed readingPlant Life Histories and recommend it not only to everybody interested in evolutionary ecology, but also to ecologists who may be classsified as 'too ecological'.' Martin Zobel, Trends in Plant Science