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      PARTE III DE HENSLOW A HOOKER: DARWIN Y LOS INICIOS DEL PENSAMIENTO EVOLUTIVO EN BOTÁNICA Translated title: From Henslow to Hooker: Darwin and the Early Evolutionary Thought in Botany

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          Aunque no lo suficientemente conocida y difundida, la obra botánica de Darwin aportó una gran cantidad de evidencia empírica fundamental para el establecimiento de la revolución darwinista. Se describe el desarrollo de esta obra, en especial con relación a los dos mentores de Darwin en botánica: J. S. Henslow y J. D. Hooker. Además de numerosos artículos y notas en sus diarios de viaje, su correspondencia y numerosos apartes de sus dos obras magnas El origen de las especies y selección natural, Darwin escribió siete libros relacionados con diversos aspectos de la botánica, incluída la polinización en orquídeas, la morfología y fisiología de plantas trepadoras, la domesticación, las plantas insectívoras, la polinización, las formas florales, y los movimientos de las plantas. Cada uno de estos libros es ahora clásico en cada tema. La introducción de la teoría evolutiva en la sistemática de plantas enriqueció los distintos sistemas de clasificación en los 70 años que siguieron a la publiación de El origen, lo cual está en estrecha relación con las preguntas, aún vigentes, acerca del origen y la diversificación temprana de las angiospermas. A la vez, se revisa la influencia de las contribuciones botánicas de Darwin en las obras de autores en diversos países de Europa y América, y en disciplinas tan diversas y actuales como la biogeografía, la biología reproductiva en muy diversos grupos de plantas con flor, la citología y mecanismos de herencia en la célula vegetal, la teratología vegetal, las variaciones debidas a domesticación, y la reciente integración de evolución, genética y desarrollo en la disciplina conocida como evo-devo.

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          Despite Darwin s botanical works are not sufficiently known, they provided a large amount of critical, empirical evidence in favor of the darwinian revolution. This paper describes the development of such works in connection to the influence of two of Darwin s mentors in botany, J. S. Henslow and J. D. Hooker. Besides numerous articles, field notes, extensive correspondence, and Darwin s main books, The Origin of Species and Natural Selection, he wrote seven books related to different botanical issues, including orchid pollination, morphology and physiology of climbers, domestication, insectivorous plants, cross-and self-pollination, floral forms, and plant movements. Each of these volumes became classic on each topic. The introduction of the evolutionary theory in plant systematics had a positive effect by increasing the systems of classification during the 70 years following the publication of The Origin, which is in close relation to the still unresolved questions about the origin and early diversification of angiosperms. In addition, we review the influence of Darwin s contributions in European and American authors, as well as in current disciplines such as biogeography, reproductive biology, citology and mechanisms of heredity in the plant cell, plant teratology, plant domestication, and the new integration of evolution, genetics and development under the discipline known as evo-devo.

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                Journal
                abc
                Acta Biológica Colombiana
                Acta biol.Colomb.
                Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Biología (Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia )
                0120-548X
                December 2009
                : 14
                : suppl 1
                : 311-336
                Affiliations
                [02] NY orgnameThe New York Botanical Garden USA npabon-mora@ 123456nybg.org
                [01] Bogotá orgnameUniversidad Nacional de Colombia orgdiv1Instituto de Ciencias Naturales Colombia
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                S0120-548X2009000400020 S0120-548X(09)01400020
                527edf38-a6f2-42b1-a1e8-d42bfc43c6fd

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

                History
                : 19 May 2010
                : 18 December 2009
                : 09 November 2009
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                Figures: 0, Tables: 0, Equations: 0, References: 125, Pages: 26
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                historia de la botánica,J. D. Hooker,J. S. Henslow,history of botany,evo-devo,C. R. Darwin

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