Reproductive Diversity of Plants. An Evolutio- nary Perspective and Genetic Basis. 2015. illus. 87 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.

Shows the evolution of plant reproductive system with molecular and geological data/ Discuss plant reproductive systems with a biologic and genetic approach/ Presents many figures that may help simplify and understand the complex topics discussedContents: 1.Evolution of plants with emphasis on its reproduction form/ 1.1 First plants and the alternation of generations/ 1.2 Homospory, heterospory and the evolution of egg and polen grain/ 1.3 The evolution of terrestrial flora/ 1.4 Evolution of pro-gymnosperms and gymnosperms/ 1.5 Evolution of angiosperms/ 1.5.1 Unisexuality and the reproductive strategies/ 1.5.2 Evolution of unisexuality/ 1.5.3 Evolution of the self-incompatibility system/ 1.5.4 Evolution of the self-fertilization system/ 1.5.5 Evolution of mixed mating system/ 1.6 Evolutionary implications/ 1.7 Bibliography/ 2. Biology and genetics of reproductive systems/ 2.1 Introduction/ 2.2 Asexual reproduction/ 2.2.1 Vegetative reproduction/ 2.2.2 Apomictic Reproduction/ 2.3 Sexual Reproduction/ 2.3.1 Gametogenesis and fecundation/ 2.3.2 Genetic control of the reproductive organs/ 2.3.3 Systems promoting allogamy/ 2.3.4 Autogamy/ 2.3.5 Mixed System/ 2.4 Bibliography.