Evolution and Speciation of Island Plants

by Edited by Tod F. Stuessy , Mikio Ono

• ISBN13: 9780521048323
• ISBN10: 052104832X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-12-03
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Oceanic island archipelagos are profoundly interesting ecosystems in which to ask questions about evolutionary patterns and processes, and may rightly be considered as one of the best places on earth to seek an understanding of the origin and elaboration of biological diversity. This volume brings together contributions covering a range of important issues in contemporary oceanic island plant biology, focusing on patterns and processes in Pacific and other islands (with emphasis on the Bonin, Hawaiian and Juan Fernandez Islands) to provide a stimulating view of the state of research and a possible agenda for future investigations. Topics addressed include chromosomal variation, macromolecular divergence, island biogeography theory, isolating mechanisms, modes of speciation and evolution of secondary plant products, resulting in a volume which reveals the special opportunities offered by oceanic archipelagos for investigating evolutionary phenomena in vascular plants.

Table of Contents

List of contributors

Preface

Acknowledgements

Hawaiian Islands: Introduction

Chromosome evolution and speciation in Hawaiian flowering plants

Evolution in the endemic Hawaiian Compositae

Juan Fernadez Islands: Introduction

Isolating mechanisms and modes of speciation in endemic angiosperms of the Juan Fernandez Islands

Dendroseris (Asteraceae: Lactuceae) and Robinsonia (Asteraceae: Senecioneae) on the Juan Fernandez Islands: similarities and differences in biology and phylogeny

Island biogeography of angiosperms of the Juan Fernandez archipelago

Southern and Western Pacific Islands: Introduction

Genetic diversity of the endemic plants of Bonin (Ogasawara) Islands Motomi Ito

Evolution of cryptic dioecy in Callicarpa (Verbenaceae) on the Bonin Islands

Conservation of the endemic vascular plant species of the Bonin (Ogasawara) Islands

Preliminary observations on the evolution of endemic angiosperms of Ullung Island, Korea

Evolution in Crossostylis (Rhizophoraceae) on the South Pacific Islands Hiroaki Setoguchi

General Evolutionary Patterns and Processes on Oceanic Islands: Introduction

Secondary compounds and evolutionary relationships of island plants

Chromosomal stasis during speciation in angiosperms of oceanic islands

The current status of our knowledge and suggested research protocols in island archipelagos

Author index

Taxon index

Subject index

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