Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species

Klappentext Darwin's detailed study of plants which produce different flower forms! first published in 1877. Zusammenfassung After the publication of On the Origin of Species in 1859 Darwin became fascinated with the potential of botanical experiments to provide evidence for the process of evolution. This 1877 book examines plant species which produce different forms of flower structures and provides the first functional interpretation of this phenomenon. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Heterostyled dimorphic plants - Primulacaeae; 2. Hybrid primulas; 3. Heterostyled dimorphic plants continued; 4. Heterostyled trimorphic plants; 5. Illegitimate offspring of heterostyled plants; 6. Concluding remarks on heterostyled plants; 7. Polygamous, dioecious, and gyno-dioecious plants; 8. Cleistogamic flowers; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Darwin Charles, Charles Darwin
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2010
• EAN: 9781108018272
• ISBN: 978-1-108-01827-2
• No. of pages: 366
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Darwin, Evolution and Genetics
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > General, dictionaries; Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, Botany & plant sciences, Botany and plant sciences, Evolution / Evolutionary biology