Comparative and Evolutionary Genomics of Angiosperm Trees

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Groover, Andrew (Editor), Cronk, Quentin (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Plant Genetics and Genomics: Crops and Models, 21
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Trees.; Plant anatomy.; Plant development.; Plant physiology.; Plant breeding.; Life Sciences.; Plant Genetics and Genomics.; Tree Biology.; Plant Physiology.; Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography.; Plant Anatomy/Development.; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.

Marking the change in focus of tree genomics from single species to comparative approaches, this book covers biological, genomic, and evolutionary aspects of angiosperm trees that provide information and perspectives to support researchers broadening the focus of their research. The diversity of ang...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Paleobotanical origins and diversification of angiosperm trees
• Diversification of angiosperm trees
• Secondary woodiness
• Salient features and variation in angiosperm wood anatomy and physiology
• Populous
• Eucalyptus
• Emerging genomics of angiosperm trees
• Structural genomics, genome duplications/ploidy, repeat sequences
• Evolutionary histories of gene families
• Population genomics, mating systems, gender determination
• Speciation and hybridization
• Perennial growth, form and architecture
• Wood development and chemistry
• Phenology, maturation and flowering
• Abiotic stress
• Ecological and landscape genomics
• Pathogen, insect, and symbiotic interactions
• Index.