Format:
XIV, 511 Seiten :
,
Illustrationen.
Edition:
1. published
ISBN:
0-521-42088-1
Series Statement:
Cambridge tropical biology series
Content:
"The study of flowers provides a unique insight into the biology and evolution of flowering plants as a whole. The comparative study of flowers began in temperate regions and as a consequence most books on flowers are concerned with temperate plants. In contrast, this volume concentrates on tropical flowers which, while sharing many of the features seen in flowers of temperate plants, exhibit phenomena which are purely tropical." "The author compares tropical flowers at different levels, such as structure, development and reproductive biology to provide a comprehensive synthesis from which emerges an indication of major evolutionary trends. The first part of the volume deals with general structural and biological features of flowers and shows facets of their diversity. The second part focuses on the flowers of selected important families and orders of plants and emphasizes their structural and biological idiosyncrasies and evolutionary features. New trends in the study of floral evolution and the role of flowers in the study of flowering plant phylogeny are also outlined." "This book will be of interest to all those concerned with botany, tropical biology and plant systematics, who will find in it a wealth of valuable information."--BOOK JACKET.
Language:
English
Subjects:
Biology
Keywords:
Tropische Pflanzen
;
Evolution
;
Pflanzen
;
Evolution
;
Botanik
;
Artenreichtum
URL:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam032/93026508.html
Author information:
Endress, Peter Karl 1942-
