The ornaments of life coevolution and conservation in the tropics / Theodore H. Fleming and W. John Kress.

By:

Fleming, Theodore H [Author]

Contributor(s):

Kress, W. John []

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780226023328
9781299784543

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Genre/Form:

Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

QH549 .O763 2013

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Contents:

The resource base -- Patterns of pollen and seed dispersal and their ecological and genetic consequences -- Macroevolutionary consequences of pollen and seed dispersal -- Phylogeny and biogeography of these mutualisms -- The pollination mutualism -- The frugivory mutualism -- Synthesis and conclusions about the ecology and evolution of angiosperm-vertebrate mutualisms -- The future of vertebrate-angiosperm mutualisms.

Summary: The average kilometer of tropical rainforest is teeming with life; it contains thousands of species of plants and animals. As this book reveals, many of the most colourful and eye-catching rainforest inhabitants are an important component of the infrastructure that supports life in the forest.

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Includes bibliographies and index.

Patterns of regional and community diversity -- The resource base -- Patterns of pollen and seed dispersal and their ecological and genetic consequences -- Macroevolutionary consequences of pollen and seed dispersal -- Phylogeny and biogeography of these mutualisms -- The pollination mutualism -- The frugivory mutualism -- Synthesis and conclusions about the ecology and evolution of angiosperm-vertebrate mutualisms -- The future of vertebrate-angiosperm mutualisms.

The average kilometer of tropical rainforest is teeming with life; it contains thousands of species of plants and animals. As this book reveals, many of the most colourful and eye-catching rainforest inhabitants are an important component of the infrastructure that supports life in the forest.