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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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Book category Books in English Mathematics & science Biology, life sciences Life sciences: general issues

• Full title: Plant Life Histories
• Subtitle: Ecology, Phylogeny and Evolution
• Author: Jonathan Silvertown, Miguel Franco, John L. Harper
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 331
• EAN: 9780521574952
• ISBN: 0521574951
• ID: 02035842
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Weight: 492 g
• Dimensions: 155 × 229 × 17 mm
• Date of publishing: 18. September 1997

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