The Biology of the Cycads /

The Biology of the Cycads / / Knut Norstog, Trevor J. Nicholls.

Thoroughly referenced and generously illustrated, this book discusses all aspects of cycadology. A small group of ancient palmlike seed plants noted for their beautiful foliage and often brightly colored cones and seeds, cycads are believed to have been among the first seed-bearing plants. Seed bear...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Archive Pre-2000
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Norstog, Knut,
Nicholls, Trevor J.,
Place / Publishing House:Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2019]
©1998
Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (384 p.) :; 32-page color insert, 301 halftones, 10 tables
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1. General Features, Genera, and Relationships
  • 2. Anatomy of the Stems, Leaves, and Roots
  • 3. Reproduction and Embryo Development
  • 4. Physiology and Growth
  • 5. Population Biology and Pollination Dynamics
  • 6. The Fossil Cycadophytes
  • 7. Old World Genera and Species
  • 8. New World Genera and Species
  • 9. Afterword
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Figure Credits
  • Index

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