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Floral Biology - Studies on Floral Evolution in Animal-Pollinated Plants (Hardcover, 1996 ed.)
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Floral Biology - Studies on Floral Evolution in Animal-Pollinated Plants (Hardcover, 1996 ed.)
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This volume highlights the new synthesis of pollination biology and
plant mating systems which is rejuvenating the two-hundred-year-old
discipline of floral biology. It provides a current examination of
the evolution and functional significance of floral traits in
animal-pollinated plants, combining ecological and genetic studies
with natural history approaches and theoretical modeling. Divided
into three sections, the book begins with the first English
translation of Christian Konrad. Sprengel's introduction to his
classic work and a historical analysis of his observations. The
second section addresses current conceptual problems in floral
biology, concentrating on floral diversification, floral longevity,
pollen dispersal and mating patterns, the ecology of geitonogamous
pollination, and flower size dimorphism in plants with unisexual
flowers. The final chapters of the book examine model systems and
include the evolution of floral morphology and function, deceit
pollination, reproductive success and gender variation, stylar
polymorphisms, and the evolution of flowers in relation to insect
pollinators on islands. With its a detailed treatment of the
selective forces shaping floral diversification in
animal-pollinated plants, Floral Biology provides ecologists,
evolutionary biologists, and botanists with a wealth of current
information. Everyone interested in the evolution of flowering
plants will benefit from this timely, authoritative resource on the
interactions between insects and plants.
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