Phyllotaxis: A Systemic Study in Plant Morphogenesis

ISBN-13: 9780521404822 / Angielski / Twarda / 1994 / 402 str.

Roger V. Jean

Opis

In this book, the many facets of phyllotaxis are dealt with in an integrated manner. The author describes a unified concept of phyllotaxis, and presents a mathematical model of plant growth based on experimental, anatomical, cellular, physiological, and paleontological observations. The model not only provides a framework for formal analyses of botanical data, but also emphasizes the relevance of phyllotaxis to other structures, such as crystals, and proteins.

Recenzje

"...especially well done, with a careful description of the mathematical basis needed to describe phyllotaxic patterns and a large number of examples...an important book for the mathematical biologist or anyone whose research interests involve geometrical aspects of plant structure. It is an excellent primer for description and methods of generation of phyllotaxic patterns...specialists will want to buy the book..." Thomas Herbert, Plant Science Bulletin

Spis treści

Prologue; Part I. Pattern Recognition: Introduction; 1. The centric representation; 2. The fundamental theorem and its applications; 3. Hierarchal control in phyllotaxis; 4. Allometry-type model in phyllotaxis; 5. Practical pattern recognition; Epilogue; Part II. Pattern Generation: A Key to the Puzzles: Introduction; 6. An interpretative model; 7. Testing the interpretative model; 8. The interpretative model and whorled patterns; 9. Convergences among models; Epilogue; Part III. Origins of Phyllotactic Patterns: Introduction; 10. Exotic phyllotaxis; 11. Morphogenetical parallelism and autoevolutionism; 12. The challenge redefined; Epilogue; Part IV. Complements: Introduction; Appendices; Bibliography; Indexes.