John Alcock

An Enthusiasm for Orchids: Sex and Deception in Plant Evolution

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What constitutes an adaptation, how do complex adaptations come into being, and where do species with their special attributes come from? Alcock explores these questions, explaining why some biologists think they know what adaptations are and how they arise and what species are. Orchids have especially intricate relationships with their pollinators, which raises questions about the nature of adaptations of this sort. Orchids also comprise the largest plant family ofthem all, perhaps as many as 30,000 species, which naturally provokes curiousity about the processes responsible for this exuberant proliferation of species. Orchids provide a rich… Mehr

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ISBN: 978-0-19-518274-3
EAN: 9780195182743
Produktnummer: 30022669
Verlag: OXFORD UNIV PR
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2005
Seitenangabe: 302 S.
Masse: H22.3 cm x B16.3 cm x D2.2 cm 767 g
Gewicht: 767

Über den Autor

Dr. Alcock's research deals with the evolution of diversity in insect mating systems. He studies selected species of desert insects in Arizona and Western Australia, in an attempt to document the variety of male mate-locating techniques in various bees, wasps, butterflies, dragonflies, and other insects. The goal of his research is to test hypotheses on the adaptive value of the different ways in which males find matingpartners.