An enthusiasm for orchids : sex and deception in plant evolution /

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.

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An Enthusiasm for Orchids
An enthusiasm for orchids
1. Verfasser:
Alcock
Weitere Verfasser:
John
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Zusammenfassung:
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.
Umfang:
1 online resource (xi, 302 p.) : ill. (chiefly col.)
Anmerkungen:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Schlagworte:
Orchids > Adaptation.
Orchids > Speciation.
Orchids > Conservation.
Fungi & Algae
Botany
Earth & Environmental Sciences
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