Anmerkungen:
This edition previously issued in print: 2016. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on November 7, 2016)
Beschreibung:
This text on floral mimicry discusses the functions of visual, olfactory, and tactile signals, integrating them into a broader theory of organismal mimicry that will help guide future research in the field. It addresses the fundamental question of whether the evolutionary and ecological principles that were developed for protective mimicry in animals can also be applied to floral mimicry in plants. The work also deals with the functions of floral rewardlessness, a condition which often serves as a precursor to the evolution of mimicry in plant lineages.