Pollination and floral ecology /:

A comprehensive single-volume reference to all aspects of pollination biology. This illustrated book describes how flowers use colors, shapes, and scents to advertise themselves; how they offer pollen and nectar as rewards; and how they share complex interactions with beetles, birds, bats, bees, and...

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1. Verfasser: Willmer, Pat, 1953-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, ©2011.
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Zusammenfassung:A comprehensive single-volume reference to all aspects of pollination biology. This illustrated book describes how flowers use colors, shapes, and scents to advertise themselves; how they offer pollen and nectar as rewards; and how they share complex interactions with beetles, birds, bats, bees, and other creatures. The ecology of these interactions is covered in depth, including the timing and patterning of flowering, competition among flowering plants to attract certain visitors and deter others, and the many ways plants and animals can cheat each other. The book pays special attention to the prevalence of specialization and generalization in animal-flower interactions, and examines how a lack of distinction between casual visitors and true pollinators can produce misleading conclusions about flower evolution and animal-flower mutualism. This one-of-a-kind reference also gives insights into the vital pollination services that animals provide to crops and native flora, and sets these issues in the context of the global pollination crisis. This guide provides a resource on pollination and floral ecology, and examines the ecology and evolution of animal-flower interactions, from the molecular to macroevolutionary scale. -- Adapted from publisher's description.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (x, 778 pages, 40 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages [663]-750) and indexes.
ISBN:9781400838943
1400838940
1283310406
9781283310406
9786613310408
6613310409

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