Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Relationships of the Angiosperms to Other Seed Plants
2. Phylogeny of Angiosperms: An Overview
3. Basal Angiosperms
4. Monocots
5. Early-Diverging Eudicots
6. Core Eudicots: Introduction and Smaller Lineages
7. Caryophyllales
8. Rosids
9. Asterids
10. Angiosperm Classification
11. Parallel and Convergent Evolution
12. Floral Diversification
13. Evolution of Genome Size and Base Chromosome Number
Appendix: Angiosperm Supertree
References
Index
DOUGLAS E. SOLTIS, The University of Florida, Gainesville, USA. PAMELA S. SOLTIS, The University of Florida, Gainesville, USA. PETER K. ENDRESS, University of Zurich, Switzerland. MARK W. CHASE, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK.
Douglas E. Soltis is Professor in the Department of Botany at the
University of Florida. His current research interests include: the
study of higher level phylogenetic relationships and character
evolution in the angiosperms; the genetic basis of key floral
differences in basal angiosperms; the genetic and genomic
consequences of polyploid speciation; conservation genetics of rare
plant species, and phylogeography.
Pamela E. Soltis is Curator of Molecular Systematics and
Evolutionary Genetics at the Florida Museum of Natural History,
University of Florida. In this lab, scientists and students from
many countries work with a variety of techniques to answer
ecological and evolutionary questions at all taxonomic levels,
including documenting the genetics of endangered species and using
DNA sequences as a tool for understanding hybridization and
polyploidy in plants. Other research interests
include angiosperm phylogeny, floral evolution, and
phylogeography.
Peter K. Endress is Professor in the Institute of Systematic Botany
at the University of Zurich (Switzerland). His main research
interests are in the field of macrosystematics of angiosperms, and
flower diversity and evolution.
Mark W. Chase is Head of the Molecular Systematics Section in the
Jodrell Laboratory at the Royal Botanic Gardens (Richmond, Surrey,
UK). His main research interests are phylogenetics and
classification of the angiosperms, particularly orchids.
"This book and the textbook Plant Systematics: A Phylogenetic
Approach (Judd et al. 2002) are the two most significant books on
flowering plant phylogeny and systematics to come out in recent
years. This book belongs on the bookshelf of any serious plant
systematist--it will be a valuable resource for years to come."
--Richard G. Olmstead, BioScience
"The book's goals are to review the molecular phylogeny of all
flowering plants and use this information to inform systematics and
our understanding of major evolutionary trends; in this it succeeds
admirably. It will be a valuable reference for every botanist and
many ecologists, and compelling reading for anyone who works on
plant morphology, systematics, and evolution."
--W. Scott Armbruster, The Quarterly Review of Biology
"Unlike many such books, Phylogeny and Evolution of Angiosperms is
no endnote to a finished project, but rather, a dynamic and
synoptic state-of-the-union of the ongoing effort by many botanists
to determine the phylogeny of the angiosperms and classify them
accordingly. Phylogeny and Evolution of Angiosperms will likely be
considered a necessary reference in the library of most plant
systematists. It is encyclopedic in its treatment of the
subject matter and the lengthy list of works cited make it an
excellent source book for anyone hoping to begin broad phylogenetic
study."
--Christopher P. Randle, Cladistics
"In their preface, Soltis et al. define the following three major
goals of Phylogeny and Evolution of Angiosperms: (1) To provide a
comprehensive summary of current concepts of angiosperm phylogeny,
(2) to illustrate the profound effect that this phylogenetic
framework has on interpretations of character evolution and (3) to
point to inadequacies in current understanding of both phylogeny
and morphology and to the need for additional study. All three
goals (and even more) are achieved in an excellent manner and
Phylogeny and Evolution of Angiosperms is highly recommendable for
anyone involved in plant systematics."
--Gerhard Prenner, Plant Science Bulletin
"This book, very useful for students and scientists representing
different disciplines in botany as phylogeny and evolution of
angiosperms, will be of great value not only to systematists but
also to evolutionary biologists, physiologists, ecologists,
molecular biologists, and genomicists."
--E. Kuta, Acta Physiologiae Plantarum
"The book, Phylogeny and Evolution of Angiosperms, is timely
despite the continued progress, modifications and uncertainties in
the systematics of this largest group of land plants. The book is
very well balanced in terms of historical review of the various
subjects, presentation of recent findings, integration of non-DNA
information with the DNA information, critical discussion of
viewpoints, and presentation of outlook and potential future
research.
In summary, the book is comprehensive, well written, a very useful
reference book in libraries, a good one to have in the office, as
well as a useful text in graduate courses on angiosprem
systematics."
--Khidir W. Hilu, Écoscience
"An important and very helpful book and a must for every plant
systematist."
--Volker Bittrich, Plant Systematics and Evolution
"Overall, this book provides an impressive review of a rapidly
expanding field. While the latest included results will no doubt be
superseded by ongoing research, the comprehensive historical
coverage ensures that the book will remain an important resource.
And with over 40 pages of references, it serves as a good point of
entry to the literature for graduate students and research
scientists. This is obviously the intended audience, since there is
no discussion
of lab or analytical methods here. (The reader, at the outset, is
assumed to have a solid understanding of molecular phylogenetics.)
But both molecular systematists and morphologists will be well
served by this book."
DLTyler Smith, Systematic Botany
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