EvoDevo

Past and Future of Continuum and Process Plant Morphology

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ID22134015
AuthorsRolf Rutishauser (University of Zurich, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume5
Issue4
Pages41
Publication date2020-12-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePhilosophies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2409-9287 • E-ISSN: 2409-9287
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/philosophies5040041
OpenAlexW3106951027
LanguageEN
References cited214

Plants and animals are both important for studies in evolutionary developmental biology (EvoDevo). Plant morphology as a valuable discipline of EvoDevo is set for a paradigm shift. Process thinking and the continuum approach in plant morphology allow us to perceive and interpret growing plants as combinations of developmental processes rather than as assemblages of structural units (“organs”) such as roots, stems, leaves, and flowers. These dynamic philosophical perspectives were already favored by botanists and philosophers such as Agnes Arber (1879–1960) and Rolf Sattler (*1936). The acceptance of growing plants as dynamic continua inspires EvoDevo scientists such as developmental geneticists and evolutionary biologists to move towards a more holistic understanding of plants in time and space. This review will appeal to many young scientists in the plant development research fields. It covers a wide range of relevant publications from the past to present

Appeal · Biology · Cognitive science · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Evolutionary biology · Political science · Sociology · Zoology · Computer Science · Law · Light effects on plants · Philosophy · Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies · Plant Molecular Biology Research · Psychology

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