Botany, Fifth Edition
An Introduction to Plant Biology

Author(s):	James D. Mauseth, University of Texas, Austin, Texas
Details:	ISBN-13: 9781449665807 Product With Access Code 600 pages © 2014 Will Publish: 10/1/2012
Price:	International Sales $188.95 US List Add to Cart Request a Review Copy

Overview

As new information is introduced and environmental changes occur, Plant Biology continues to develop and evolve as a science. Updated and revised to keep pace with these developments, the Fifth Edition of Botany: An Introduction to Plant Biology provides a modern and comprehensive overview of the fundamentals of botany while retaining the important focus of natural selection, analysis of botanical phenomena, and diversity. Students are first introduced to topics that should be most familiar (plant structure), proceed to those less familiar (plant physiology and development), and conclude with topics that are likely least familiar to the introductory student (genetics, evolution, and ecology). Mauseth is sure to provide the latest material on molecular biology and plant biotechnology in an effort to keep pace with these advancing areas of study. All sections are written to be self-contained, allowing for a flexible presentation of course material.

ShowKey Features

Includes new content on molecular biology, plant biotechnology, and the most recent coverage of taxonomy and phylogeny of plants.
Now available with a new electronic laboratory manual.
Plants Do Things Differently boxes help students understand and compare plant biology with human biology.
End-of-chapter study guide includes nearly 50 or more questions in each chapter, urging students to test themselves on the most important points in the chapter.
Alternatives boxes encourage students to think expansively about alternative aspects of plant biology that are more advantageous in certain conditions.

ShowAbout the Author(s)

James D. Mauseth-University of Texas, Austin, Texas

James Mauseth
The University of Texas at Austin, Section of Integrative Biology

Education:

B.S., University of Washington at Seattle, 1970
Ph.D., University of Washington at Seattle, 1975

Research:

Research in his lab centers on evolution of morphogenic mechanisms and structure. They use cacti as model organisms because the family contains a great amount of structural/developmental diversity and because the cactus genus Pekeskia retains numerous relictual characters. Plants of Pereskia have hard woody stems and ordinary large leaves. From ancestors like this, morphogenic mechanisms have evolved into ones capable of controlling the differentiation of various types of highly modified wood, unusual types of cortex that have leaf-like features, and apical meristems that minimize the number of mitoses necessary to produce large plants. Because each evolutionary line in the family has undergone particular types of modification of the morphogenic mechanism, they can compare different types of differentiation of a particular tissue, each type controlled by homologous morphogenic mechanisms.

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