Wonders of the plant kingdom
Subtitle: a microcosm revealed
By: Wolfgang Stuppy, Rob Kesseler, Madeline Harley
Contributors: Kesseler, Rob, author; Harley, M. M. (Madeline M.), author
Publisher: The University of Chicago; University Of Chicago Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 146
ISBN-13: 9780226215921
Subjects: Plants; Botany; Seeds
Notes: "First published in Great Britain in 2014 by Papadakis Publisher"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (page 151) and index.
Table of contents: title: Precious dust: The difference between pollen, spores and seed; title: Those who copulate in secret; title: No match for a seed; title: An invisible microcosm; title: Apertures; title: Finding the other half; title: Pollination by wind and water; title: Pollination by animals; title: Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder; title: The insect pollination syndrome; title: Bee flowers; title: Butterfly and moth flowers; title: Flies and beetles as pollinators; title: The bird pollination syndrome; title: The bat pollination syndrome; title: Typical bat flowers; title: Exotic pollinators; title: The advantages of animal pollination; title: Fruits and Seeds: What is a fruit and what is a vegetable?; title: The true nature of fruits; title: The various ways to get around; title: Wind dispersal; title: Seeds like dust; title: Masterpieces of Nature; title: Indirect wind dispersal; title: Water dispersal; title: Rafters and sailors; title: Sea beans; title: The biggest seed in the world; title: Explosive strategies; title: Animal couriers; title: Tenacious hitchhikers; title: Caltrops, devil's claws and other sadistic fruits; title: Reward rather than punishment; title: Small rewards for little helpers; title: Juicy temptations; title: Colourful appendages; title: Fraudsters of the plant kingdom; title: The everlasting beauty of plants; title: Phytopia: The 'Making Of'' Wonders of the Plant Kingdom: How Science Becomes Art; title: The Millennium Seed Bank: The World's Largest Plant Conservation Initiative.