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Allometry, the study of the growth rate of an organism's parts in relation to the whole, has produced exciting results in research on animals. Now distinguished plant biologist Karl J. Niklas has written the first book to apply allometry to studies of the evolution, morphology, physiology, and reproduction of plants. Niklas covers a broad spectrum of plant life, from unicellular algae to towering trees, including fossil as well as extant taxa. He examines the relation between organic size and variations in plant form, metabolism, reproduction, and evolution, and draws on the zoological literature to develop allometric techniques for the peculiar problems of plant height, the relation between body mass and body length, and size-correlated variations in rates of growth. For readers unfamiliar with the basics of allometry, an appendix explains basic statistical methods. For botanists interested in an original, quantitative approach to plant evolution and function, and for zoologists who want to learn more about the value of allometric techniques for studying evolution, 'Plant Allometry' makes a major contribution to the study of plant life.

Plant allometry --- Plant allometry. --- ANA Anatomy & Morphology --- anatomy --- form --- metabolism --- morphology --- process --- reproduction

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Paleobotany. --- Paleoecology. --- Evolution.

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Scholars consider the origins and consequences of the evolution of multicellularity, addressing a range of organisms, experimental protocols, theoretical concepts, and philosophical issues.

Evolution (Biology) --- Cells --- Self-organizing systems. --- Learning systems (Automatic control) --- Self-optimizing systems --- Cybernetics --- Intellect --- Learning ability --- Synergetics --- Cell evolution --- Cellular evolution --- Animal evolution --- Animals --- Biological evolution --- Darwinism --- Evolutionary biology --- Evolutionary science --- Origin of species --- Biology --- Evolution --- Biological fitness --- Homoplasy --- Natural selection --- Phylogeny --- Evolution. --- Paleobotany. --- Paleoecology. --- Plants --- BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES/Evolution --- BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES/General --- Plant evolution --- Palaeoecology --- Ecology --- Paleobiology --- Fossil botany --- Palaeobotany --- Botany --- Paleontology --- Multicellularity. --- Self-organizing systems --- Developmental Biology --- Morphogenesis --- Cell interaction --- Growth and Development. --- Eukaryota. --- Physiological Phenomena. --- Genetic Phenomena. --- Biological Phenomena. --- Biological Science Disciplines. --- Organisms --- Cell Physiological Phenomena. --- Natural Science Disciplines. --- Biophysics --- Paleobotany --- Geology --- Molecular evolution. --- Biocomplexity. --- Growth and Development --- Eukaryota --- Physiological Phenomena --- Genetic Phenomena --- Biological Science Disciplines --- Cell Physiological Phenomena --- Natural Science Disciplines