Floral Biology
Chapman and Hall (Verlag)
978-0-412-04341-3 (ISBN)
1: Historical Perspective.- 1. Discovery of the Secret of Nature in the Structure and Fertilization of Flowers.- 2. Christian Konrad Sprengel’s Theory of the Flower: The Cradle of Floral Ecology.- 2: Conceptual Issues.- 3. Floral Traits and Plant Adaptation to Insect Pollinators: A Devil’s Advocate Approach.- 4. How Do Flowers Diverge?.- 5. Floral Longevity: Fitness Consequences and Resource Costs.- 6. Pollen Dispersal and Mating Patterns in Animal-Pollinated Plants.- 7. The Ecology of Geitonogamous Pollination.- 8. Flower Size Dimorphism in Plants with Unisexual Flowers.- 3: Model Systems.- 9. Evolution of Floral Morphology and Function: An Integrative Approach to Adaptation, Constraint, and Compromise in Dalechampia (Euphorbiaceae).- 10. The Evolution of Floral Form: Insights from an Alpine Wildflower, Polemonium viscosum (Polemoniaceae).- 11. Deceit Pollination in the Monoecious, Neotropical Herb Begonia oaxacana (Begoniaceae).- 12. Reproductive Success and Gender Variation in Deceit-Pollinated Orchids.- 13. Stylar Polymorphisms and the Evolution of Heterostyly in Narcissus (Amaryllidaceae).- 14. Evolution of Campanula Flowers in Relation to Insect Pollinators on Islands.- Taxonomic Index.
The acquisition of data on pollination biology dates back to the work of Sprengel. This book was conceived in his honour: some of his work is reprinted as the first chapter, and reviewed in historical context in the second. - Trends in Plant Sciences; The acquisition of data on pollination biology dates back to the work of Sprengel. This book was conceived in his honour: some of his work is reprinted as the first chapter, and reviewed in historical context in the second. - Trends in Plant Sciences
Zusatzinfo | XIV, 410 p. |
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Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Biochemie |
Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Botanik | |
Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution | |
Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz | |
ISBN-10 | 0-412-04341-6 / 0412043416 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-412-04341-3 / 9780412043413 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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