The Natural History of Pollination"This is a brand new, fully updated edition of the natural history classic first published in 1973 as The Pollination of Flowers." "The importance of insects in pollinating flowers is today so well known it is easy to forget that it was discovered little more than two centuries ago: before that, it was believed that the concern of bees with flowers was simply a matter of collecting honey." "But the methods by which pollen reaches the female flower, enabling fertilisation and seed production to take place, include some of the most varied and fascinating mechanisms in the natural world. The Natural History of Pollination describes all the ways in which pollination is brought about: by wind, water, birds, bats and even mice and rats; but principally by a great diversity of insects in an amazing range of ways, some simple, some bizarre." "This book is a unique introduction to a complex yet easily accessible subject of great fascination."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
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adapted America Andrena angiosperms anthers Apiaceae Asteraceae attracted Australia Baker base bat-pollinated bats beetles behaviour biology birds Bombus bumblebees buttercup butterflies carpels catkins Chapter colour common corolla crop dioecious Diptera diversity ecology effective evolution example feeding female flowers fertilisation flies flight floral florets flower-visiting flowering plants foraging forest fruit genera genetic genus glossa groups habitats hairs hawkmoth hermaphrodite honeybees hoverflies hummingbirds important inflorescences insect visits insect-pollinated insects Kugler labium Lamiaceae larvae long-tongued mainly male flowers monoecious moths mouth-parts nectar Ophrys orchid ovary ovules perianth petals Plate pollen grains pollen tube pollination pollinia populations probably proboscis produce range reproductive rostellum scent seed self-fertilisation self-incompatibility self-pollination sepals similar solitary bees spathe specialised species stamens stigma structure style surface tion tongue trees tropical tubular flowers types usually visiting insect visitors wasps wind-pollinated yellow
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Ecology: From Individuals to Ecosystems Michael Begon,Colin R. Townsend,John L. Harper No preview available - 2009 |