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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777872703321

Titolo

Ecology and evolution of flowers [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Lawrence D. Harder, Spencer C.H. Barrett

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006

ISBN

1-383-03007-3

9786610758265

1-280-75826-0

0-19-151386-5

1-4294-5997-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (399 p.)

Collana

Oxford biology

Altri autori (Persone)

HarderLawrence D

BarrettSpencer Charles Hilton

Disciplina

575.6

Soggetti

Plants, Flowering of

Plant ecology

Plants - Evolution

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of contributors; 1 David G. Lloyd and the evolution of floral biology: from natural history to strategic analysis; Part 1 Strategic perspectives on floral biology; Part 2 Ecological context of floral function and its evolution; Part 3 Mating strategies and sexual systems; Part 4 Floral diversification; Glossary; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The reproductive organs and mating biology of angiosperms (flowering plants) exhibit greater variety than those of any other group of organism, and floral traits provide some of the most compelling examples of evolution by natural selection. Given this diversity, a more strategic approach to their study is required which seeks to unravel general principles concerning the role of ecological function in the evolution of reproductive diversity. Harder & Barrett adopt just such an. approach to expose new insights into the functional basis of floral diversity. Major sections of the book in turn exa