Ecology and Evolution of Flowers
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 30 November 2006
- ISBN 9780198570868
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages384 pages
- Size 246x289x21 mm
- Weight 863 g
- Language English
- Illustrations numeroous line figures, 8pp colour plates 0
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Short description:
The reproductive organs and mating biology of angiosperms (flowering plants) exhibit greater variety than those of any other group of organism, and floral traits provide some of the most compelling examples of evolution by natural selection. Given this diversity, a more strategic approach to their study is required which seeks to unravel general principles concerning the role of ecological function in the evolution of reproductive diversity. Harder & Barrett adopt just such an approach to expose new insights into the functional basis of floral diversity. Major sections of the book in turn examine functional aspects of floral traits and sexual systems, the ecological influences on reproductive adaptation, and the role of floral biology in angiosperm diversification. Overall, this integrated treatment illustrates the role of floral function and evolution in the generation of angiosperm biodiversity.
MoreLong description:
The reproductive organs and mating biology of angiosperms exhibit greater variety than those of any other group of organisms. Flowers and inflorescences are also the most diverse structures produced by angiosperms, and floral traits provide some of the most compelling examples of evolution by natural selection. Given that flowering plants include roughly 250,000 species, their reproductive diversity will not be explained easily by continued accumulation of case studies of individual species. Instead a more strategic approach is now required, which seeks to identify general principles concerning the role of ecological function in the evolution of reproductive diversity.
The Ecology and Evolution of Flowers uses this approach to expose new insights into the functional basis of floral diversity, and presents the very latest theoretical and empirical research on floral evolution. Floral biology is a dynamic and growing area and this book, written by the leading internationally recognized researchers in this field, reviews current progress in understanding the evolution and function of flowers. Chapters contain both new research findings and synthesis. Major sections in turn examine functional aspects of floral traits and sexual systems, the ecological influences on reproductive adaptation, and the role of floral biology in angiosperm diversification. Overall, this integrated treatment illustrates the role of floral function and evolution in the generation of angiosperm biodiversity.
This advanced textbook is suitable for graduate level students taking courses in plant ecology, evolution, systematics, biodiversity and conservation. It will also be of interest and use to a broader audience of plant scientists seeking an authoritative overview of recent advances in floral biology.
"This comprehensive book is dedicated to the late David G. Lloyd, whose conceptual synthesis laid the foundation for modern plant reproductive biology. The chapters draw from an international slate of experts and, like Lloyd's work itself, integrate mathematical theory and empiricism. This book provides a state-of-the-art view of reproductive biology today." Bioscience, October 2007
Table of Contents:
Preface
David G. Lloyd and the evolution of floral biology: from natural history to strategic analysis
Part 1 Strategic perspectives on floral biology
Selection on reproductive characters: conceptual foundations and their extension to pollinator interactions
Evolutionarily stable reproductive investment and sex allocation in plants
Pollen and ovule fates and reproductive performance by flowering plants
Part 2 Ecological context of floral function and its evolution
Models of pollinator-mediated gene dispersal in plants
Pollinator responses to plant communities and implications for reproductive character evolution
Non-pollinator agents of selection on floral traits
Flowering phenologies of animal-pollinated plants: reproductive strategies and agents of selection
Flower performance in human-altered habitats
Part 3 Mating strategies and sexual systems
Reproductive assurance and the evolution of uniparental reproduction in flowering plants
The evolution of separate sexes: a focus on the ecological context
Effects of colonization and metapopulation dynamics on the evolution of plant sexual systems
Floral design and the evolution of asymmetrical mating systems
Part 4 Floral diversification
Ecological genetics of floral evolution
Geographical context of floral evolution: towards an improved research programme in floral diversification
Pollinator-driven speciation in plants
Floral Characters and Species Diversification
Floral Biology of Hybrid Zones
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