Pollination And Evolution

Author : Sébastien Patiny
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 501 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2011-12-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781139504072

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Evolution of Plant-Pollinator Relationships by Sébastien Patiny Pdf

What are the evolutionary mechanisms and ecological implications behind a pollinator choosing its favourite flower? Sixty-five million years of evolution has created the complex and integrated system which we see today and understanding the interactions involved is key to environmental sustainability. Examining pollination relationships from an evolutionary perspective, this book covers both botanical and zoological aspects. It addresses the puzzling question of co-speciation and co-evolution and the complexity of the relationships between plant and pollinator, the development of which is examined through the fossil record. Additional chapters are dedicated to the evolution of floral displays and signalling, as well as their role in pollination syndromes and the building of pollination networks. Wide-ranging in its coverage, it outlines current knowledge and complex emerging topics, demonstrating how advances in research methods are applied to pollination biology.

Author : David G. Lloyd,Spencer C.H. Barrett
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461311652

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Floral Biology by David G. Lloyd,Spencer C.H. Barrett Pdf

Studies in floral biology are largely concerned with how flowers function to promote pollination and mating. The role of pollination in governing mating patterns in plant populations inextricably links the evolution of pollination and mating systems. Despite the close functional link between pollination and mating, research conducted for most of this century on these two fundamental aspects of plant reproduction has taken quite separate courses. This has resulted in suprisingly little cross-fertilization between the fields of pollination biology on the one hand and plant mating-system studies on the other. The separation of the two areas has largely resulted from the different backgrounds and approaches adopted by workers in these fields. Most pollination studies have been ecological in nature with a strong emphasis on field research and until recently few workers considered how the mechanics of pollen dispersal might influence mating patterns and individual plant fitness. In contrast, work on plant mating patterns has often been conducted in an ecological vacuum largely devoid of information on the environmental and demographic context in which mating occurs. Mating-system research has been dominated by population genetic and theoretical perspectives with surprisingly little consideration given to the proximate ecological factors responsible for causing a particular pattern of mating to occur.

Author : Lars Chittka,James D. Thomson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2001-05-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781139430043

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Cognitive Ecology of Pollination by Lars Chittka,James D. Thomson Pdf

Important breakthroughs have recently been made in our understanding of the cognitive and sensory abilities of pollinators: how pollinators perceive, memorise and react to floral signals and rewards; how they work flowers, move among inflorescences and transport pollen. These new findings have obvious implications for the evolution of floral display and diversity, but most existing publications are scattered across a wide range of journals in very different research traditions. This book brings together for the first time outstanding scholars from many different fields of pollination biology, integrating the work of neuroethologists and evolutionary ecologists to present a multi-disciplinary approach. Aimed at graduates and researchers of behavioural and pollination ecology, plant evolutionary biology and neuroethology, it will also be a useful source of information for anyone interested in a modern view of cognitive and sensory ecology, pollination and floral evolution.

Author : Retha Edens-Meier,Peter Bernhardt
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2014-11-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780226044910

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Darwin's Orchids by Retha Edens-Meier,Peter Bernhardt Pdf

A quorum of scientists offer reviews and results to celebrate the 150th anniversary of 'On The Various Contrivances By Which British And Foreign Orchids Are Fertilised By Insects, And On The Good Effects Of Intercrossing' (1862). Authors of the first ten chapters follow research on the pollination and breeding systems of the same orchid lineages that interested Darwin, including temperate and tropical species. Authors on the last two chapters provide information on the floral attractants and flowering systems of orchids using protocols and technologies unavailable during Darwin's lifetime.

Author : Armstrong,Powell,Richards
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789004632004

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Pollination and Evolution by Armstrong,Powell,Richards Pdf

Author : Willemstein
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2023-08-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789004628106

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An Evolutionary Basis for Pollination Ecology by Willemstein Pdf

Author : M. S. Mani,J. M. Saravanan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:39015048936739

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Pollination Ecology and Evolution in Compositae (Asteraceae) by M. S. Mani,J. M. Saravanan Pdf

This text summarizes the results of studies on the pollination ecology of the unique family Compositae (Asteraceae). The complex structural and functional specializations of the capitulum (or head) for pollinator attraction and pollen transfer are described in detail. An attempt is made to identify the influence of these specializations on the development and the function of other floral parts. The remarkable sex polymorphism of the Compositae head, which has caused much confusion amongst students is traced to this influence and characterized as a secondary modification. The central concept in the book is taht pollination ecology is the guiding factor in Compositae evolution.

Author : Lars Chittka,James D. Thomson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2005-08-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521018404

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Cognitive Ecology of Pollination by Lars Chittka,James D. Thomson Pdf

Important breakthroughs have recently been made in our understanding of the cognitive and sensory abilities of pollinators, such as how pollinators perceive, memorize, and react to floral signals and rewards; how they work flowers, move among inflorescences, and transport pollen. These new findings have obvious implications for the evolution of floral display and diversity, but most existing publications are scattered across a wide range of journals in very different research traditions. This book brings together outstanding scholars from many different fields of pollination biology, integrating the work of neuroethologists and evolutionary ecologists to present a multidisciplinary approach.

Author : K. Kubitzki
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 411 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783709170762

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Flowering Plants by K. Kubitzki Pdf

The original suggestion to organize a symposium about the classi fication and evolution of the Flowering Plants was made at, the International Botanical Congress at Leningrad in 1975, and the idea was so well accepted by several colleagues that plans for such a symposium quickly took shape. An organizing committee consisting of Professor H. MERXMULLER, Miinchen, Professor V. H. HEYWOOD, Reading, and Professor K. KUBITZKI, Hamburg, was set up. The conference took place on 7-12 September 197tl in the Institut fiir Allgemeine Botanik of the University of Hamburg under the auspices of the International Association for Plant Taxonomy and was at tended by 80 participants from 14 countries. There have been several meetings in recent years which have dealt with the origin and evolution of the Flowering Plants so that it might be questioned whether yet another symposium dealing with more or less the same subject were really "justified. As the reader will see from the contents of the book, this symposium differed from similar ones held recently in two respects: 1. Emphasis was given to methodological aspects of the classification of higher taxa, and 2. much classificatory and evolutionary evidence relating to the higher taxa of Flowering Plants was presented.

Author : Lawrence D. Harder,Spencer C.H. Barrett
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2006-11-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780198570851

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Ecology and Evolution of Flowers by Lawrence D. Harder,Spencer C.H. Barrett Pdf

Floral biology, floral function, sexual systems, diversification.

Author : Leslie Real
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:39015008066030

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Pollination Biology by Leslie Real Pdf

Pollination Biology reviews the state of knowledge in the field of pollination biology. The book begins by tracing the historical trends in pollination research and the development of the two styles of pollination biology. This is followed by separate chapters on the evolution of the angiosperms; the evolution of plant-breeding systems; the geographical correlations between breeding habit, climate, and mode of pollen transfer; and sexual selection in plants. Subsequent chapters examine the process of sexual selection through gametic competition in Geranium maculatum; the effects of different g ...

Author : L. van der Pijl,Calaway H. Dodson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:475968723

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Orchid Flowers by L. van der Pijl,Calaway H. Dodson Pdf

Author : J. A. Armstrong,J. M. Powell,A. J. Richards
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015017984173

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Pollination and Evolution by J. A. Armstrong,J. M. Powell,A. J. Richards Pdf

Author : Jeff Ollerton
Publisher : Pelagic Publishing Ltd
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2021-01-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781784272296

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Pollinators and Pollination by Jeff Ollerton Pdf

A unique and personal insight into the ecology and evolution of pollinators, their relationships with flowers, and their conservation in a rapidly changing world. The pollination of flowers by insects, birds and other animals is a fundamentally important ecological function that supports both the natural world and human society. Without pollinators to facilitate the sexual reproduction of plants, the world would be a biologically poorer place in which to live, there would be an impact on food security, and human health would suffer. Written by one of the world’s leading pollination ecologists, this book provides an introduction to what pollinators are, how their interactions with flowers have evolved, and the fundamental ecology of these relationships. It explores the pollination of wild and agricultural plants in a variety of habitats and contexts, including urban, rural and agricultural environments. The author also provides practical advice on how individuals and organisations can study, and support, pollinators. As well as covering the natural history of pollinators and flowers, the author discusses their cultural importance, and the ways in which pollinator conservation has been portrayed from a political perspective. The book draws on field work experiences in South America, Africa, Australia, the Canary Islands and the UK. For over 30 years the author has spent his career researching how plants and pollinators evolve relationships, how these interactions function ecologically, their importance for society, and how we can conserve them in a rapidly changing world. This book offers a unique and personal insight into the science of pollinators and pollination, aimed at anyone who is interested in understanding these fascinating and crucial ecological interactions.

Author : Keith S. Delaplane
Publisher : CABI
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2021-07-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781786393494

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Crop Pollination by Bees, Volume 1 by Keith S. Delaplane Pdf

Since the second half of the 20th Century, our agricultural bee pollinators have faced mounting threats from ecological disturbance and pan-global movement of pathogens and parasites. At the same time, the area of pollinator-dependent crops is increasing globally with no end in sight. Never before has so much been asked of our finite pool of bee pollinators. This book not only explores the evolutionary and ecologic bases of these dynamics, it translates this knowledge into practical research-based guidance for using bees to pollinate crops. It emphasizes conserving wild bee populations as well as culturing honey bees, bumble bees, and managed solitary bees. To cover such a range of biology, theory, and practice from the perspectives of both the pollinator and the crop, the book is divided into two volumes. Volume 1 focuses on bees, their biology, coevolution with plants, foraging ecology and management, and gives practical ways to increase bee abundance and pollinating performance on the farm. Volume 2 (also available from CABI) focuses on crops, with chapters addressing crop-specific requirements and bee pollination management recommendations. Both volumes will be essential reading for farmers, horticulturists and gardeners, researchers and professionals working in insect ecology and conservation, and students of entomology and crop protection.