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Useful References for Plant Systematics and Evolution |
Avise, J. C. 2000. Molecular markers, natural history and
evolution, 4th. edition. Kluwer Academic Publishers. 511 pp.
Avise, J. C. 2000. Phylogeography: The history and formation of
species. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA. 447 pp.
Briggs, D. & S. M. Walters. 1997. Plant Variation and Evolution,
3rd. edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.
Crawford, D. J. 1990. Plant Molecular Systematics, Macromolecular
Approaches. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 388 pp.
Cronquist, A. 1988. The Evolution and Classification of Flowering
Plants, 2nd. Ed. New York Botanical Garden. 555 pp. Gives insight
into the author's phylogenetic philosophy.
Cronquist, A. 1981. An Integrated System of Classification of
Flowering Plants. Columbia Univ. Press, N.Y. Keys to and descriptions
of all known angiosperm families.
Davis, P. H. & V. H. Heywood. 1963. Principles of Angiosperm
Taxonomy. Oliver and Boyd, New York. A classic text used by previous
generations of plant systematists.
Gillespie, J. H. 1991. The Causes of Molecular Evolution. Oxford
University Press, New York, N.Y. 352 pp.
Grant, V. 1985. The Evolutionary Process: A critical Review of
Evolutionary Theory. Columbia Univ. Press, New York, NY.
Grant, W. F. 1984. Plant Biosystematics. Academic Press, New
York, NY.
Graur, D., and W.-H. Li. 2000. Fundamentals of Molecular Evolution.
Sinauer Associates, Inc., Sunderland, MA.
Hancock, J. F. 1992. Plant Evolution and the Origin of Crop Species.
Prentice Hall, Engelwood Cliffs, N.J. 305 pp.
Harvey, P. H. and M. D. Pagel. 1991. The Comparative Method
in Evolutionary Biology. Oxford University Press, New York, N.Y.
248 pp.
Heywood, V. H. 1978. Flowering Plants of the World. Mayflower
Books, New York, NY. 336 pp. Covers angiosperm families worldwide
with beautiful color paintings, distribution maps and info. on
morphology & economic importance. A real "coffee table"
book that all botanists should own (it's been reprinted).
Hillis, D. M., C. Moritz & B. Mable. 1996. Molecular systematics,
Second edition. Sinauer Assoc., Inc. Sunderland, MA 655 pp.
Hollingsworth, P. M., R. M. Bateman, and R. J. Gornall. 1999.
Molecular Systematics and Plant Evolution. Taylor and Francis,
New York.
Judd, W. S., C. S. Campbell, E. A. Kellogg, and P. F. Stevens.
2002. Plant Systematics: A Phylogenetic Approach, Second Edition.
Sinauer Associates, Inc., Sunderland, MA. 576 pp. + CD. Used
here at SIUC for PLB 304.
Lewontin, R. C. 1974. The Genetic Basis for Evolutionary Change.
Columbia Univ. Press, New York. 346 pp.
Li, W.-H. & D. Graur. 1990. Fundamentals of Molecular Evolution.
Sinauer Assoc., Sunderland, Mass.
Li, W.-H. 1997. Molecular Evolution. Sinauer Associates, Inc.,
Sunderland, MA. 487 pp.
Lincoln, R. J., G. A. Boxshall and P. F. Clark. 1982. A dictionary
of ecology, evolution and systematics. Cambridge University Press,
New York. 298 pp.
Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The Plant Book. A Portable Dictionary
of the Higher Plants. Second Edition. Cambridge Univ. Press,
Cambridge. 858 pp. An alphabetical listing of all known genera
and families of ferns, fern allies, gymnosperms and angiosperms
with brief descriptions. Incredibly userful - a must for any
botanist's shelf!
Miyamoto, M. and J. Cracraft (eds). 1991. Phylogenetic Analysis
of DNA Sequences. Oxford Univ. Press, N.Y. 358 pp.
Page, R. D. M., and E. C. Holmes. 1998. Molecular Evolution -
A Phylogenetic Approach. Blackwell Science, Oxford, UK. 346 pp.
Patterson, C. (ed.). 1987. Molecules and Morphology in Evolution:
Confict or Compromise? Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge. 229
pp.
Radford, A. E. 1986. Fundamentals of Plant Systematics. Harper
& Row, New York, NY. A "slimmed down" and updated
version of the telephone book.
Radford, A. E., W. C. Dickison, J. R. Massey & C. R. Bell.
1981. Vascular Plant Systematics. Harper and Row, New York.
891 pp. This is affectionately referred to as the "telephone
book" because of its encyclopedic coverage. A treasure chest
of information!
Sivarajan, V. V. 1991. Introduction to the principles of plant
taxonomy. Cambridge University Press, New York.
Smith, J. M. 1989. Evolutionary Genetics. Oxford University
Press, New York, N.Y. 288 pp.
Soltis, D., P. Soltis, and J. Doyle. 1998. Molecular Systematics
of Plants II: DNA Sequencing. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston,
MA. 574 pp.
Soltis, P. S., D. E. Soltis & J. J. Doyle, eds. 1992. Molecular
Systematics of Plants. Chapman and Hall, New York. 434 pp.
Stace, C. A. 1989. Plant Taxonomy and Biosystematics, 2nd. Ed.
Edward Arnold Publ. 288 pp.
Stuessy, T. F. 1990. Plant Taxonomy; The Systematic Evaluation
of Comparative Data. Columbia University Press, New York. 514
pp.
Takhtajan, A. 1997. Diversity and classification of flowering
plants. Columbia University Press, New York.
Walters, D. R. and D. J. Keil. 1996. Vascular Plant Taxonomy,
4th. Ed. Kendall/Hunt Publ. Co., Dubuque, Iowa. 608+ pp.
Wood, C. E. 1974. A Student Atlas of Flowering Plants: Some Dicotyledons
of Eastern North America. Harper and Row. Excellent family plates.
Many of the plates used in Judd et al. .
Woodland, D. W. 1997. Contemporary Plant Systematics, Second
Edition. Andrews University Press. 619 pp + CD. Designed for
a two semester undergraduate course.
Zomlefer, W. B. 1994. Guide to Flowering Plant Families. University
of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill. 430 pp. Beautiful illustrations!