Pollination and floral ecology / Pat Willmer.
his beautifully illustrated book describes how flowers use colors, shapes, and scents to advertise themselves; how they offer pollen and nectar as rewards; and how they share complex interactions with beetles, birds, bats, bees, and other creatures. The ecology of these interactions is covered in de...
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Language: | English |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
[2011], ©2011.
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Physical Description: | x, 778 pages, 40 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm |
Format: | Book |
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his beautifully illustrated book describes how flowers use colors, shapes, and scents to advertise themselves; how they offer pollen and nectar as rewards; and how they share complex interactions with beetles, birds, bats, bees, and other creatures. The ecology of these interactions is covered in depth, including the timing and patterning of flowering, competition among flowering plants to attract certain visitors and deter others, and the many ways plants and animals can cheat each other. --from publisher description. |
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Call Number: | QK926 .W55 2011 |
Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [663]-750) and indexes. |
ISBN: | 9780691128610 (cloth : alk. paper) 0691128618 (cloth : alk. paper) |