Wonders of the plant kingdom : a microcosm revealed /
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Author / Creator: | Stuppy, Wolfgang, author. |
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Imprint: | Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2014. |
Description: | 1 online resource (146 pages) : color illustrations. |
Language: | English |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11851888 |
Table of Contents:
- Precious dust: The difference between pollen, spores and seed
- Those who copulate in secret
- No match for a seed
- An invisible microcosm
- Apertures
- Finding the other half
- Pollination by wind and water
- Pollination by animals
- Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder
- The insect pollination syndrome
- Bee flowers
- Butterfly and moth flowers
- Flies and beetles as pollinators
- The bird pollination syndrome
- The bat pollination syndrome
- Typical bat flowers
- Exotic pollinators
- The advantages of animal pollination
- Fruits and Seeds: What is a fruit and what is a vegetable?
- The true nature of fruits
- The various ways to get around
- Wind dispersal
- Seeds like dust
- Masterpieces of Nature
- Indirect wind dispersal
- Water dispersal
- Rafters and sailors
- Sea beans
- The biggest seed in the world
- Explosive strategies
- Animal couriers
- Tenacious hitchhikers
- Caltrops, devil's claws and other sadistic fruits
- Reward rather than punishment
- Small rewards for little helpers
- Juicy temptations
- Colourful appendages
- Fraudsters of the plant kingdom
- The everlasting beauty of plants
- Phytopia: The 'Making Of'' Wonders of the Plant Kingdom: How Science Becomes Art
- The Millennium Seed Bank: The World's Largest Plant Conservation Initiative.