chapter 1 Perspectives and paradigms in plant evo-devo -- chapter 2 Impact of transposons on plant genomes -- chapter 3 Evolutionary developmental biology: impact on systematic theory and practice, and the contribution of systematics -- chapter 4 Transference of function, heterotopy and the evolution of plant development -- chapter 5 Are macroevolution and microevolution qualitatively different? Evidence from Poaceae and other families -- chapter 6 The Mostly Male theory of flower origins: summary and update regarding the Jurassic pteridosperm Pteroma -- chapter 7 Generating and filtering major phenotypic novelties: neoGoldschmidtian saltation revisited -- chapter 8 Evolution of adaptive petal cell morphology -- chapter 9 How the land plants learned their floral ABCs: the role of MADS-box genes in the evolutionary origin of flowers -- chapter 10 Orchid flowers: evolution and molecular development -- chapter 11 Involvement of non-ABC MADS-box genes in determining stamen and carpel identity in Gerbera hybrida (Asteraceae) -- chapter 12 Making rays in the Asteraceae: genetics and evolution of radiate versus discoid flower heads -- chapter 13 Role of TCP genes in the evolution of morphological characters in angiosperms -- chapter 14 Floral diversity and evolution in the Solanaceae -- chapter 15 Integrating phylogeny, developmental morphology and genetics: a case study of inflorescence evolution in the 'bristle grass' clade (Panicoideae: Poaceae) -- chapter 16 Identification of genes involved in evolutionary diversification of leaf morphology -- chapter 17 Evolution of vascular plant body plans: a phylogenetic perspective -- chapter 18 The telome theory -- chapter 19 A developmental perspective on the evolution of leaves -- chapter 20 An overview of seed plant leaf evolution -- chapter 21 Comparative developmental and molecular genetic aspects of leaf dissection -- chapter 22 Developmental signals regulating leaf form -- chapter 23 Evolutionary history of the monocot leaf -- chapter 24 Diatoms: the evolution of morphogenetic complexity in single-celled plants -- chapter 25 Identifying the genetic causes of phenotypic evolution: a review of experimental strategies.