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The natural history of flowers /
Flowers have played an important role in human culture for thousands of years, symbolizing love, sorrow, and renewal. They provide bursts of color to homes and gardens and convey messages to friends, family, and significant others. Yet we often overlook their real purpose--why do flowers exist and w...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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College Station :
Texas A & M University Press,
[2018]
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| Edición: | First edition. |
| Colección: | Gideon Lincecum nature and environment series.
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| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Flowers and humans
- The evolution of flowering plants
- Flowers
- Pollination syndromes
- Pollinator behavior
- Mimicry and deceit in flowers
- Flower predators, nectar thieves, and flower defenses
- Antipollinators
- The flower's final act: seed production and dispersal
- Seed dispersal syndromes
- Fruit spoilers and seed predators
- The seasonality of flowering and fruiting
- Pollination, seed dispersal, and coevolution
- Selected neotropical plant families, genera, and species
- Glossary.