Biology and Evolution of Ferns and Lycophytes 1st Edition by Tom Ranker, Christopher Haufler ISBN 0521696895 978-0521696890

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ISBN 10:  0521696895 

ISBN 13: 978-0521696890

Author:  Tom A. Ranker,  Christopher H. Haufler

With their team of contemporary scholars, the editors present a thorough coverage of fundamental topics necessary for obtaining an up-to-date understanding of the biology of ferns and lycophytes. The book is organized into major topics that build from the individual and its biochemistry and structure, to genetics and populations, to interactions among individuals and the conservation of species, and concludes with perspectives on evolutionary history and classification. Each chapter is organized to review past work, explore current questions, and suggest productive directions for continued discoveries about these fascinating groups of organisms. Written for upper undergraduates, graduates and academic researchers, Biology and Evolution of Ferns and Lycophytes fills a major gap in biological, organism-level, evolutionary literature by providing a review of the biology and evolution of this important group of vascular land plants.

Table of contents: 

Part I: Development and Morphogenesis

Photoresponses in Fern Gametophytes – Masamitsu Wada

1.1 Introduction
1.2 Spore Germination
1.3 Cell Growth
1.4 Phototropism and Polarotropism
1.5 Cell Division
1.6 Apical Cell Bulging
1.7 Chloroplast Movement
1.8 Nuclear Movement
1.9 Reproductive Organs
1.10 Photoreceptors for Photomorphogenesis
1.11 Concluding Remarks

Part II: Alternation of Generations

Elizabeth Sheffield

2.1 Introduction
2.2 “The” Fern Life Cycle
2.3 Historical Summary
2.4 Variations on a Theme
2.5 Sporogenesis

Ryoko Imaichi

3.1 Introduction
3.2 Stem
3.3 Leaf
3.4 Shoot Branching: Dichotomous vs. Monopodial
3.5 Roots
3.6 Psilotalean Rhizomes (Subterranean Axes)
3.7 Root-Producing Organs: Rhizophores and Rhizomorphs
3.8 Summary and Future Goals

Part II: Genetics and Reproduction

Population Genetics – Tom A. Ranker & Jennifer M. O. Geiger

4.1 Introduction
4.2 Population Genetics and Reproductive Biology
4.3 Genetic Structure of Populations
4.4 Gene Flow and Divergence
4.5 Population Genetics of Dispersal and Colonization
4.6 Summary and Future Prospects

Antheridiogens – Jakob J. Schneller

5.1 Introduction
5.2 History of Discovery
5.3 General Effect of Antheridiogen
5.4 Occurrence of Different Antheridiogens and Their Chemical Structure
5.5 Experiments Under Laboratory Conditions
5.6 Dark Germination: A Further Influence of Antheridiogen
5.7 Antheridiogen in Nature
5.8 Biological and Evolutionary Implications of the Antheridiogen System
5.9 Future Goals

Structure and Evolution of Fern Plastid Genomes

Paul G. Wolf & Jessie M. Roper

6.1 Introduction
6.2 The Golden Age of Fern Chloroplast Genomics

Structure and Evolution of Fern Plastid Genomes – Paul G. Wolf & Jessie M. Roper

6.3 The Age of Complete Plastid Genome Sequences
6.4 PCR Mapping of Fern Plastid Genomes
6.5 Conclusions and Prospects

Evolution of the Nuclear Genome of Ferns and Lycophytes – Takuya Nakazato, Michael S. Barker, Loren H. Rieseberg & Gerald J. Gastony

7.1 Introduction
7.2 Historical Summary
7.3 Review of Critical Recent Advances
7.4 Synthesis of Current Perspectives
7.5 Future Goals and Directions

Part III: Ecology

Phenology and Habitat Specificity of Tropical Ferns – Klaus Mehltreter

8.1 Introduction
8.2 Historical Summary
8.3 Review of Critical Recent Advances
8.4 Synthesis of Current Perspectives
8.5 Future Goals and Directions
8.6 Importance of Long-Term Studies

Gametophyte Ecology – Donald R. Farrar, Cynthia Dassler, James E. Watkins, Jr. & Chanda Skelton

9.1 Introduction
9.2 Ecomorphology
9.3 Ecophysiology
9.4 Ecovalidation
9.5 Summary

Conservation Biology – Naomi N. Arcand & Tom A. Ranker

10.1 Introduction
10.2 Conservation Importance of Ferns and Lycophytes
10.3 Threats to Global Fern and Lycophyte Diversity
10.4 Life Cycle Challenges for Conservation

Conservation Biology – Naomi N. Arcand & Tom A. Ranker

10.5 Ex Situ Propagation of Ferns and Lycophytes
10.6 Regional and Ecosystem-Level Conservation
10.7 Conservation of Fern and Lycophyte Taxa
10.8 Genetics in Fern and Lycophyte Conservation Strategies
10.9 Protection and Restoration
10.10 Future Directions in Fern and Lycophyte Conservation

Ex Situ Conservation of Ferns and Lycophytes – Approaches and Techniques – Valerie C. Pence

11.1 Introduction
11.2 Methods for Ex Situ Conservation
11.3 In Vitro Cultures and Collections
11.4 Ex Situ Cryostorage of Gametophytes
11.5 Ex Situ Cryostorage of Sporophytes
11.6 In Vitro Collecting for Ex Situ Conservation
11.7 Current Status and Future Perspectives

Part IV: Systematics and Evolutionary Biology

Species and Speciation – Christopher H. Haufler

12.1 Introduction
12.2 Species Concepts and Definitions
12.3 Speciation
12.4 Summary and Future Prospects

Phylogeny and Evolution of Ferns: A Paleontological Perspective – Gar W. Rothwell & Ruth A. Stockey

13.1 Introduction
13.2 Nature of the Fossil Record
13.3 Systematic Relationships Among Ferns, Fern-Like Plants, and Other Euphyllophytes
13.4 Moniliforms – The Most Ancient Fern-Like Plants
13.5 Ophioglossid Ferns
13.6 Marattioid Ferns
13.7 Patterns of Diversification Among Leptosporangiate Ferns
13.8 Historical Context, Popular Practices, and the Upward Outlook

Diversity, Biogeography, and Floristics – Robbin C. Moran

14.1 Introduction
14.2 Historical Review
14.3 Diversity
14.4 Long-Distance Dispersal
14.5 Vicariance
14.6 Floristics
14.7 Important Questions
14.8 Future Directions

Fern Phylogeny – Eric Schuettpelz & Kathleen M. Pryer

15.1 Introduction
15.2 Early Vascular Plant Divergences
15.3 Early Fern Divergences
15.4 Early Leptosporangiate Divergences
15.5 Early Polypod Divergences
15.6 Divergences Within Eupolypods I
15.7 Divergences Within Eupolypods II
15.8 Future Prospects

Fern Classification – Alan R. Smith, Kathleen M. Pryer, Eric Schuettpelz, Petra Korall, Harald Schneider & Paul G. Wolf

16.1 Introduction and Historical Summary
16.2 Review of Critical Recent Advances
16.3 Synthesis of Current Perspectives: The Classification of Ferns
16.4 Synthesis: Lessons Learned from Morphology and Molecular Systematics, and Unexpected Surprises
16.5 Future Goals and Direction

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