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Floral mimicry /

Mimicry is a classic example of adaptation through natural selection. The traditional focus of mimicry research has been on defence in animals, but there is now also a highly-developed and rapidly-growing body of research on floral mimicry in plants. This has coincided with a revolution in genomic t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Johnson, Steven (Professor) (Autor), Schiestl, Florian P. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Edición:First edition.
Colección:UPSO - Oxford University Press E-Books.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • The evolution and maintenance of floral rewardlessness
  • Generalized food deception
  • Batesian food-source mimicry
  • Sexual mimicry
  • Oviposition-site mimicry
  • Special cases
  • Future directions in floral mimicry research
  • Epilogue.