Britain's plant galls : a photographic guide /
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Author / Creator: | Chinery, Michael. |
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Imprint: | Old Basing : WILDGuides, 2011. |
Description: | 1 online resource (96 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color). |
Language: | English |
Series: | WildGuides WildGuides (Series) |
Subject: | |
Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11218725 |
Other authors / contributors: | British Plant Gall Society. |
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ISBN: | 9781400850792 1400850797 9781903657430 1903657431 |
Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index (page 93). Print version record. |
Summary: | This book has been produced with the aim of stimulating the general naturalist to take a closer look at the bumps and lumps that make up the fascinating world of plant galls. Induced by a variety of insects and other organisms and ranging from tiny pimples to bizarre and often very attractive and exquisitely sculptured growths, plant galls are mystery to many people, but they offer a fascinating field of study for both botanists and zoologists. Galls can be found on a very wide range of both woody and herbaceous plants, with over 50 different kinds occurring on Britain's oak trees alone, an. |
Other form: | Print version: Chinery, Michael. Britain's plant galls 9781903657430 |
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