Thanks, That would be great! I'm gathering all resources! Mark On Thu, Feb 7, 2019 at 10:26 AM Giant Coreopsis <giantcoreopsis@gmail.com> wrote: > I have a slim-ish volume called “The evolution of plants” by Willis and > McElwain. I can send you snapshots of the table of contents / index in a > private message if you’re interested. > > On Feb 7, 2019, at 9:28 AM, mark akimoff <makimoff76@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello, > > I'm wanting to put together an introductory power point on the evolution of > geophytes to be used in STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) > outreach at local schools. I'm interested in the story telling aspect of > it, and Martyn Rix' "Growing Bulbs" has a great introductory chapter on the > evolution of flowers that covers things like the Crocus, and subterranean > ovaries as an adaptation to grazing pressure. Or for instance, fall > blooming speciation as an adaptation to seasonal migration of grazing > herds across elevational gradients. > > Beyond that book does anyone have any other books, articles, ideas, > theories, etc? That might be useful in introducing evolution of geophytes > as a curriculum? I'm leaning towards tying it in to current issues like > zeric adaptations for changing climate or pollution tolerance, that sort of > thing. > > Any help from this brain trust would be much appreciated! > > Thanks, > Mark Akimoff > illahe > Salem, Oregon > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…