Floral Biology Studies on Floral Evolution in Animal-Pollinated Plants

Floral Biology Studies on Floral Evolution in Animal-Pollinated Plants / by David G. Lloyd, Spencer C.H. Barrett.

Studies in floral biology are largely concerned with how flowers function to promote pollination and mating. The role of pollination in governing mating patterns in plant populations inextricably links the evolution of pollination and mating systems. Despite the close functional link between pollina...

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Main Authors: Lloyd, David G. (Author), Barrett, Spencer C.H (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 1996.
Edition:1st ed. 1996.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Plant physiology.
Ecology .
Evolutionary biology.
Animal systematics.
Animal taxonomy.
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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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