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OverviewThe intriguing Bird’s Nest Fungi (Nidulariaceae) of forest, meadow, and garden have been familiar to botanists since 1601, but only relatively recently has the significance of their peculiar form been realized. Dr Brodie traces the long controversy that arose when Bird’s Nest Fungi were first classified as seed plants because of the numerous seed-like bodies contained in their small cup-shaped fruit bodies. The ‘seeds’ are now known to contain spores like those of other fungi such as puffballs, to which the Nidulariaceae are related. Present-day research has shown that certain Bird’s Nest Fungi produce chemicals having previously unrecognized molecular structure. Between these milestones Dr Brodie reveals the solution to the mystery of the dispersal of the ‘eggs’ from the ‘bird’s nest’: the fruit bodies are splash guns from which the reproductive spores are ejected by the force of falling raindrops. This explanation of the phenomenon is supported by copious observations and hitherto unpublished experiments. All known species of Nidulariaceae, including many only recently recognized, are described in this volume. All aspects of growth, structure, development, and life-cycle of these fungi, both in nature and in laboratory culture, are reported in a modern, comprehensive treatment of a subject which is of interest not only to mycologists but to amateur naturalists as well. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Harold BrodiePublisher: University of Toronto Press Imprint: University of Toronto Press Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.400kg ISBN: 9781442652347ISBN 10: 1442652349 Pages: 216 Publication Date: 15 December 1975 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationHarold J. Brodie (1907-1989) was Professor Emeritus of Botany, University of Alberta, Edmonton, and lived in Victoria, BC till his death. He received many honours and awards as a result of his researches on Bird's Nest Fungi and many other groups of fungi. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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