| Author |
Stuppy, Wolfgang.
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| Publication |
Buffalo, N.Y. : Firefly Books, [2009]
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| Copyright date |
©2009 |
| Description |
144 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Call # |
580 S |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [141]) and index. |
| Contents |
Precious dust : The difference between pollen, spores and seed -- Those who copulate in secret -- No match for a seed -- An invisible microcosm -- Apertures -- Finding the other half -- Pollination by wind and water -- Pollination by animals -- Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder -- The insect pollination syndrome -- Bee flowers -- Butterfly and moth flowers -- Flies and beetles as pollinators -- The bird pollination syndrome -- The bat pollination syndrome -- Typical bat flowers -- Exotic pollinators -- The advantages of animal pollination -- Fruits and Seeds : The various ways to get around -- Wind dispersal -- Seeds like dust -- Masterpieces of Nature -- Indirect wind dispersal -- Water dispersal -- Rafters and sailors -- Sea beans -- The biggest seed in the world -- Explosive strategies -- Animal couriers -- Tenacious hitchhikers -- Caltrops, devil's claws and other sadistic fruits -- Reward rather than punishment -- Small rewards for little helpers -- Juicy temptations -- Colourful appendages -- Fraudsters of the Plant Kingdom -- The everlasting beauty of plants. |
| Subject |
Plants.
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Plants -- Pictorial works.
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| Addl. Author |
Harley, M. M. (Madeline M.)
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|
Kesseler, Rob.
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| ISBN |
9781554075331 : |
|
1554075335 |
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