springer.com Life Sciences : Plant Sciences Antunes Carvalho, Fernanda Molecular Phylogeny, Biogeography and an e- Monograph of the Papaya Family (Caricaceae) as an Example of Taxonomy in the Springer Spektrum Electronic Age 2015, XIV, 147 p. 24 illus. 1st Study in the field of natural sciences edition Fernanda Antunes Carvalho addresses an issue of key importance to the field of systematics, namely how to foster taxonomic work and the dissemination of scientific knowledge about species by taking full advantage of electronic data and bioinformatics tools. The first part Printed book focuses on the development of an electronic monograph of the papaya family (Caricaceae) Softcover using existing infrastructures of Information Technology (IT) and bioinformatic tools that together set the stage for a new era of systematics. Based on the plastid and nuclear DNA Printed book data, the author inferred historical processes in the second part that may have shaped the Softcover evolution of the Caricaceae and explain their current geographic distribution. The last part is ISBN 978-3-658-10266-1 dedicated to the evolution of chromosome numbers in the Caricaceae and includes counts for £ 89,99 | CHF 118,00 | 99,99 € | species from three genera (Cylicomorpha, Horovitzia, Jarilla) that have never been investigated 109,99 € (A) | 106,99 € (D) before. Available Discount group Order online at springer.com/booksellers Science (SC) Springer Nature Customer Service Center GmbH Product category Customer Service Monograph Tiergartenstrasse 15-17 69121 Heidelberg Other renditions Germany Softcover T: +49 (0)6221 345-4301 ISBN 978-3-658-10268-5 [email protected] Prices and other details are subject to change without notice. All errors and omissions excepted. Americas: Tax will be added where applicable. Canadian residents please add PST, QST or GST. Please add $5.00 for shipping one book and $ 1.00 for each additional book. Outside the US and Canada add $ 10.00 for first book, $5.00 for each additional book. If an order cannot be fulfilled within 90 days, payment will be refunded upon request. Prices are payable in US currency or its equivalent. ISBN 978-3-658-10266-1 / BIC: PST / SPRINGER NATURE: SCL24000 Part of .