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Winner of the 2008 Marsh Ecology Book of the Year Award
Understanding Flowers and Flowering
An integrated approach
Beverley Glover
238 pages
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36 line, 10 halftone, 26 colour illustrations
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246x189mm
978-0-19-856596-3
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Paperback
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08 November 2007
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- Uniquely addresses flowers and flowering from both a molecular genetic and an ecological perspective, providing the first truly integrated study of the topic
- Provides a detailed description of the processes which lead to flower production in model plants
- Examines how flowers differ in shape, structure and colour, and how these differences are generated
- Assesses the role of these various aspects of floral biology in attracting pollinators and ensuring successful reproduction.
- The breadth of coverage and integrated approach makes this advanced textbook an ideal choice for anyone interested in any aspect of floral biology.
Flowers are the beautiful and complex reproductive structures of the angiosperms, one of the most diverse and successful groups of living organisms. The underlying thesis of this book is that to fully understand plant development (and why flowers differ in shape, structure and colour), it is necessary to understand why it is advantageous for them to look like they do. Conversely, in order to fully understand plant ecology, it is necessary to appreciate how floral structures have adapted and evolved. Uniquely, this book addresses flowers and flowering from both a molecular
genetic perspective (considering flower induction, development and self-incompatibility) and an ecological perspective (looking at the selective pressures placed on plants by pollinators, and the consequences for animal-plant co-evolution).
Understanding Flowers and Flowering first considers the evolution of flowers and the history of research into their development. This is followed by a detailed description of the processes which lead to flower production in model plants. The book then examines how flowers differ in shape, structure and colour, and how these differences are generated. Finally it assesses the role of these various aspects of floral biology in attracting pollinators and ensuring successful reproduction. In so doing, it provides the first truly
integrated study of the topic - one that discusses both the how? and why? of flowering plant reproductive biology.
The breadth of coverage and integrated approach makes this advanced textbook an ideal choice for anyone interested in any aspect of floral biology. It will be particularly suitable for graduate level students taking courses in plant development, ecology, evolution, and reproductive biology.Readership: The primary markets for this book are senior undergraduate and graduate students studying plant science modules and courses (e.g. plant reproductive biology, plant evolution, plant development, plant physiology and plant ecology). This book will also be of interest, and value, to
postgraduate students and researchers studying plant reproductive or ecological biology and seeking a broad and integrated overview of the topic. University teachers will find this book invaluable when designing courses and composing lectures which cover a breadth of material.
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Beverley Glover, Senior Lecturer, University of Cambridge
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"Flowers and Flowering is a well written text that would well serve undergraduates, early graduate students , or anyone with a solid biology background who is interested in floral biology." - Elena M. Kramer BioScience "...a very carefully written, detailed and up-to-date book. It can be recommended as a text book for courses at the master's level and for PhD courses alike. IT can also help the specialist to get a quick overview about expanding field. Finally, it is a great pleasure to read just for the love of flowers!" - Lars Hennig Plant Molecular Biology "'...this is a fascinating book that will be useful to senior undergraduates'" - British Ecological Society
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INTRODUCTION
1: The Evolution of Flowers
2: Historical Interpretations of Flower Induction and Flower Development
THE MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF FLOWERING: INDUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
3: Flower induction in Arabidopsis thaliana
4: The autonomous pathways for floral inhibition and induction
5: The photoperiodic pathway of floral induction
6: The vernalization pathway of floral induction and the role of gibberellin
7: Integrating the Arabidopsis thaliana flower induction pathways and assessing the extent to which the model is ubiquitous
8: Changes at the shoot apical meristem in response to floral induction
9: Development of the floral organs
10: The ABC model in evolution
11: Development of gametes
12: Preventing self-fertilisation
POLLINATION SUCCESS: MOLECULAR AND ECOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS
13: Why are flowers different? Pollination syndromes - the theory
14: Changing floral shape and structure
15: Colouring the flower
16: Enhancing flower colour
17: Are flowers under selective pressure to increase pollinator attention?
18: Do pollinators discriminate between different floral forms?
19: Pollination syndromes - the evidence
Epilogue
Bibliography
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