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Floral Mimicry
Steven D. Johnson
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Description for Floral Mimicry
Paperback. Thie is the first definitive book on floral mimicry, providing a wider treatise on floral adaptation and plant evolution. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PST; PSTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 245 x 13. Weight in Grams: 460.
Mimicry is a classic example of adaptation through natural selection. The traditional focus of mimicry research has been on defence in animals, but there is now also a highly-developed and rapidly-growing body of research on floral mimicry in plants. This has coincided with a revolution in genomic tools, making it possible to explore which genetic and developmental processes underlie the sometimes astonishing changes that give rise to floral mimicry. Being literally rooted to one spot, plants have to cajole animals into acting as couriers for their pollen. Floral mimicry encompasses a set of evolutionary strategies whereby plants imitate the food ... Read more
Mimicry is a classic example of adaptation through natural selection. The traditional focus of mimicry research has been on defence in animals, but there is now also a highly-developed and rapidly-growing body of research on floral mimicry in plants. This has coincided with a revolution in genomic tools, making it possible to explore which genetic and developmental processes underlie the sometimes astonishing changes that give rise to floral mimicry. Being literally rooted to one spot, plants have to cajole animals into acting as couriers for their pollen. Floral mimicry encompasses a set of evolutionary strategies whereby plants imitate the food ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
460g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198732709
SKU
V9780198732709
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About Steven D. Johnson
Professor Steven Johnson's research focuses on pollination biology, evolution, plant speciation, insect-plant relationships, and floral deception and mimicry. He is currently a full Professor at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, and holds the DST/NRF South African Research Chair in Evolutionary Biology. During the course of his career he has published or co-published more than 260 peer-reviewed journal articles as well as ... Read more
Reviews for Floral Mimicry
The authors emphasis on key concepts combined with helpful advice on methodological approaches makes the volume a valuable resource for principal investigators graduate students, and research-oriented undergraduates. They 'showcase' important individual studies relating to the varied topics presented as chapters, integrating these highlighted works into a 'broad conceptual framework that can guide future research in the field'. ... Read more