Morphology, Development, and Systematic Relevance of Pollen and Spores

Michael Hesse

ISBN 10: 3709190819 / ISBN 13: 9783709190814

Published by Springer, Springer Feb 2012, 2012

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This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Sporoderm homologies and morphogenesis of Echinops sphaerocephala (Compositae).- The fundamental structure of the pollen exine.- The microtubular cytoskeleton during pollen development.- The pollen surface in wind-pollination with emphasis on the Compositae.- Harmomegathic characters of Pteridophyta spores and Spermatophyta pollen.- Fern spores: evolutionary levels and ecological differentiation.- The genus Acacia (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae): its affinities as borne out by its pollen characters.- Taxonomic and evolutionary significance of pollen morphology in the Apocynaceae.- Pollen morphology of the Cordioideae (Boraginaceae): Auxemina, Cordia, and Patagonula.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 136 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Morphology, Development, and Systematic Relevance of Pollen and Spores
• Publisher: Springer, Springer Feb 2012
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3709190819
• ISBN 13: 9783709190814
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 279W x 210H x 8D millimeters 279 millimeters width by 210 millimeters height by 8 millimeters depth
• Weight: 352 grams

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Synopsis

Palynology, the science of fossil and recent spores/pollen grains, is of high importance, both in many pure and applied fields of the natural sciences (e.g. in botany, geology, climatology, archeology and medicine). It is not only an auxiliary science, but can certainly stand for itself. The "classical" palynology subjects, pollen morphology and systematics, are at present influenced by many modern approaches, e.g. from cell biology, analytical electron microscopy, morphometry, up to com- puter-aided-design of threedimensional reconstruction. In recent years fascinating informations have come to light, and new insights have given rise to changing scientific concepts. During the XIV International Botanical Congress, held in Berlin in 1987, a symposium was devoted to important topics of (actuo)palynology. Nine of its innovative, major contributions are presented in this volume. They cover the comparative morphology and the systematic/evolutionary significance of pollen/spores in critical taxa, aspects of pollen development (cytoskeleton), the substructure of sporopollenin, homologies between wall strata of ferns, gymnosperms and angiosperms, and important (but so far underrated) physical aspects of harmomegathy and pollen transport (fluid versus solid mechanics).