Plant phylogeny and the origin of major biomes. Papers of a discussion meeting.2004. (Royal Society Philos. Transactions, Series B, Volume 359, number 1450). 203 p. 4to. Paper bd.

Contents (partly): Introduction and synthesis: plant phylogeny and the origin of major biomes/ Global climate and the distribution of plant biomes/ Assessing the quality of molecular divergence time estimates by fossil calibrations and fossil - based model selection/ Multiple Miocene Melastomataceae dispersal between Madagascar, Africa and India/ Historical biogeography of two cosmopolitan families of flowering plants: Annonaceae and Rhamnaceae/ Metacommunity process rather than continental tectonic history better explains geographically structured phylogenies in legumes/ Epiphytism and pollinator specialization: drivers for orchid diversity?/ Origins of the southeastern Australian vegetation/ etc. (16 contributions in total).