Origins of Algae and their Plastids /
Algae are of central importance in marine and freshwater ecosystems. Recent molecular sequence analyses show that the algae are of polyphyletic origins and that their evolution is best explained by tracing the endosymbiotic events that have resulted in the origins of their plastids. This volume prov...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Vienna :
Springer Vienna,
1997.
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| Series: | Plant systematics and evolution ;
11. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Algae are of central importance in marine and freshwater ecosystems. Recent molecular sequence analyses show that the algae are of polyphyletic origins and that their evolution is best explained by tracing the endosymbiotic events that have resulted in the origins of their plastids. This volume provides a highly readable, thorough and up-to-date account of the major findings in algal, cyanobacterial and plastid phylogeny. All major algal groups (e.g., green, red, heterokont, dinoflagellate algae) are treated in separate chapters by leading experts on these groups. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 287 pages 55 illustrations) |
| ISBN: | 9783709165423 (electronic bk.) 3709165423 (electronic bk.) |
| ISSN: | 0172-6668 ; |