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).
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Springer Verlag Gmbh
ISBN-13
9783709190814
eBay Product ID (ePID)
190330394
Product Key Features
Author
Michael Hesse, Friedrich Ehrendorfer
Publication Name
Morphology, Development, and Systematic Relevance of Pollen and Spores
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Medicine, Geology, Biology
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
124 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
279mm
Item Width
210mm
Volume
5
Item Weight
352g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Plant Systematics and Evolution-Supplementa
Editor
Friedrich Ehrendorfer, Michael Hesse
Country/Region of Manufacture
Austria
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