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This contributed volume is based on a commemorative symposium on floral biology held at the International Botanical Congress in Yokohama in the summer of 1994. This volume consists of papers presented at the Congress, with additional papers to round out the presentation. The papers are prefaced by the first English translation of C K Sprengel's (1793) introduction to his pioneering work. Recently there has been a great upsurge of interest in plant reproduction, and this volume contains a number of outstanding contributing authors. This book should be of interest to graduates and professionals.

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Author:   David G. Lloyd ,  Spencer C.H. Barrett
Publisher:   Chapman and Hall
Imprint:   Chapman and Hall
Edition:   1996 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.710kg
ISBN:  

9780412043413

ISBN 10:   0412043416
Pages:   410
Publication Date:   31 December 1995
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

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.

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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

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