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Evolutionary Biology : Volume 7

1. Paleobiology of the Precambrian: The Age of Blue-Green Algae.- Morphology and Classification of Cyanophytes.- Assessment of the Cyanophytic Fossil Record.- Quantity of Fossil Evidence.- Quality and Geological Distribution of Fossil Evidence.- Conclusions.- Origin of Blue-Green Algae.- Mode of Origin.- Paleobiological Evidence.- Phylogeny of the Cyanophyta.- Coccoid Line ("Coccogoneae").- Filamentous Line ("Hormogoneae").- Evolutionary Conservatism in the Cyanophyta.- Summary.- References.- 2. Five-Kingdom Classification and the Origin and Evolution of Cells.- Plants and Animals: Botanists a
eBook, English, 1974
Springer US, Boston, MA, 1974
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9781461569442, 1461569443
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1. Paleobiology of the Precambrian: The Age of Blue-Green Algae
Morphology and Classification of Cyanophytes
Assessment of the Cyanophytic Fossil Record
Origin of Blue-Green Algae
Phylogeny of the Cyanophyta
Summary
References
2. Five-Kingdom Classification and the Origin and Evolution of Cells
Plants and Animals: Botanists and Zoologists
Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes
Phylogenies and the Fossil Record
Synopsis of the Symbiotic Theory of the Origin of Eukaryotic Cells
The Five-Kingdom System of Classification
References
3. Biochemical Parameters of Fungal Phylogenetics
Genotype: Phenotype-Protein Bridge
Biochemical Parameters
Biochemical Evolution of the Fungi-Commentary
Evolution of Fungal Glutamic Dehydrogenases
References
4. The Phylogeny of Angiosperms-A Palynological Analysis
Phylogeny and Evolution in "Preangiosperms"
Phylogeny and Evolution of Angiosperms
References
5. Gene Flow in Seed Plants
Potential Gene Flow
Pollen Flow
Seed Flow
Actual Gene Flow
Population Structure
Conclusions
References
6. Artemia: A Survey of Its Significance in Genetic Problems
Speciation in the Genus Artemia
Transmission Mechanisms
The Mutants
General Remarks
References
7. Politics and the Evolutionary Process
On the Nature of Politics
On the Origin and Development of Human Politics
The Future of Politics
8. Morphological Transformation, the Fossil Record, and the Mechanisms of Evolution: A Debate
I. The Statement and The Critique
II. The Reply
References
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