Evolution and speciation of island plants

Oceanic island archipelagos are profoundly interesting ecosystems in which to ask questions about evolutionary patterns and processes, and may rightly be considered as one of the best places on earth to seek an understanding of the origin and elaboration of biological diversity. This 1998 volume brings together contributions covering a range of important issues in contemporary oceanic island plant biology, focusing on patterns and processes in Pacific and other islands (with emphasis on the Bonin, Hawaiian and Juan Fernandez Islands) to provide a stimulating view of the state of research and a possible agenda for future investigations. Topics addressed include chromosomal variation, macromolecular divergence, island biogeography theory, isolating mechanisms, modes of speciation and evolution of secondary plant products, resulting in a volume which reveals the special opportunities offered by oceanic archipelagos for investigating evolutionary phenomena in vascular plants.

"Papers resulted from a symposium convened by the co-editors at the XV International Botanical Congress in Yokohama, Japan, August, 1993"--Preface.

pt. 1. Hawaiian Islands. 1. Chromosome evolution and speciation in Hawaiian flowering plants / Gerald D. Carr. 2. Evolution in the endemic Hawaiian Compositae / Bruce G. Baldwin -- pt. 2. Juan Fernandez Islands. 3. Isolating mechanisms and modes of speciation in endemic angiosperms of the Juan Fernandez Islands / Tod F. Stuessy, Daniel J. Crawford and Clodomiro Marticorena [and others]. 4. Dendroseris (Asteraceae: Lactuceae) and Robinsonia (Asteraceae: Senecioneae) on the Juan Fernandez Islands: similarities and differences in biology and phylogeny / Daniel J. Crawford, Tao Sang and Tod F. Stuessy [and others]. 5. Island biogeography of angiosperms of the Juan Fernandez archipelago / Tod F. Stuessy, Daniel J. Crawford and Clodomiro Marticorena [and others] -- pt. 3. Southern and western Pacific Islands. 6. Genetic diversity of the endemic plants of Bonin (Ogasawara) Islands / Motomi Ito, Akiko Soejima and Mikio Ono.

7. Evolution of cryptic dioecy in Callicarpa (Verbenaceae) on the Bonin Islands / Nobumitsu Kawakubo. 8. Conservation of the endemic vascular plant species of the Bonin (Ogasawara) Islands / Mikio Ono. 9. Preliminary observations on the evolution of endemic angiosperm…