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020			_a0713128887 _cpbk.
040			_aGCL
082			_a581 _bBEL
100	1	0	_aBell, Peter R.
245	1	0	_aThe diversity of green plants / _cPeter Robert Bell, Christopher L. F. Woodcock.
250			_aThird edition.
260			_aLondon : _bEdward Arnold, _c1983.
300			_aviii, 360pages : _billustrations ; _c23 cm.
336			_atext _2rdacontent _btxt
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
500			_aIncludes index.
520			_aThis book provides an evolutionary account of the photosynthetic plants, from the algae to the flowering plants, discussing the principal features of their morphology, cell structure and reproduction, and paying particular attention to those plants prominent in current research. The resurgence of interest in palaeobotony is reflected in the frequent references to fossil plants and the clues they give to the understanding of their descendants. In assessing evolutionary relationship account is taken not only of morphology, but also of relevant ultrastructural and metabolic features. Reference is also made to significant experimental work related to growth and form. In this new edition the sections dealing with the blue-green algae and the simple eukaryotic algae have been extensively rewritten and newly illustrated in keeping with the considerable advances in knowledge in this area. The chapters on the lower land plants incorporate new material coming from ultrastructural and palaeobotanical research. Treatment of the seed plants take into account the growing interest in reproductive mechanisms and incompatibility. The discussion of the origin of the flowering plants takes note of the exciting new discoveries regarding the Godwana flora, and the firmer indications now available of how the angiospermous carpel is likely to have arisen. -- Book cover
650			_aBotany
700	1	0	_aWoodcock, Christopher L. F.
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999			_c466 _d466