Darwin's Orchids
Subtitle: Then and Now
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780226044910
Subjects: Darwin, charles, 1809-1882; Orchids; Botany, history
Description: 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.