Pollination and floral ecology /

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Author / Creator:	Willmer, Pat, 1953-
Imprint:	Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, ©2011.
Description:	1 online resource (x, 778 pages, 40 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
Language:	English
Subject:	Pollination. Pollination by insects. Pollination by animals. Plant ecology. Plant ecology. Pollination. Pollination by animals. Pollination by insects. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11119585

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ISBN:	9781400838943 1400838940 1283310406 9781283310406 9786613310408 6613310409 0691128618 9780691128610
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes. English. Print version record.
Summary:	"The most comprehensive single-volume reference to all aspects of pollination biology--and the first fully up-to-date resource of its kind to appear in decades. This 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 ... Pays special attention to the prevalence of specialization and generalization in animal-flower interactions, and examines how a lack of distinction between casual visitors and true pollinators can produce misleading conclusions about flower evolution and animal-flower mutualism. This one-of-a-kind reference also gives insights into the vital pollination services that animals provide to crops and native flora, and sets these issues in the context of today's global pollination crisis. Provides the most up-to-date resource on pollination and floral ecology -- Describes flower advertising features and rewards, foraging and learning by flower-visiting animals, behaviors of generalist and specialist pollinators, and more -- Examines the ecology and evolution of animal-flower interactions, from the molecular to macroevolutionary scale -- Features hundreds of color and black-and-white illustrations."--Provided by publisher
Other form:	Print version: Pollination and floral ecology. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2011 9780691128610
Standard no.:	9786613310408

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The study of pollination ecology bridges multiple fields of biology, including anatomy, biochemistry, ecology, and evolution. This topic is also of general interest because of far-reaching pollination effects on biodiversity conservation and agricultural production. In this accessibly written reference, Willmer (zoology, Univ. of St. Andrews, UK) provides a thorough, up-to-date review of floral biology and pollination. The first two sections of the book cover the structure and function of flowers, especially in relation to pollination. A third section discusses pollination syndromes, including a thoughtful discussion and review of the debate over a syndrome-based approach to pollination biology. A final section delves into pollination and floral ecology, concluding with a chapter titled "The Global Pollination Crisis," which discusses the current state of knowledge on this issue. This book is comprehensive and well written, combining informative text and many helpful in-text figures and tables with 39 beautiful color plates. Additionally, the book contains a complete reference section and a useful glossary, which increases the utility of this resource for students or practitioners of pollination ecology. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, researchers/faculty, and professionals/practitioners. A. L. Jacobsen California State University, Bakersfield

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