Molecular Systematics and Secondary Metabolites: Perspectives in Plant Systematics and Evolution

The purpose of this text is to document through case studies the many scenarios in which data obtained from analysis of secondary metabolites and data obtained through molecular technology support each other and have influenced currrent theories of plant phylogeny. Authors of molecular works have begun to ask for continued secondary metabolite analysis as support for molecular analysis. This book provides a model as to how such work might be carried out in the future. It provides a methodological and philosophical bridge between micro-and macromolecular systematics. It also provides a distilled summary of accomplishments in these areas to scientists interested in, but not necessarily carrying out research in these areas.