The Ornaments of Life
Coevolution and Conservation in the Tropics
The Ornaments of Life
Coevolution and Conservation in the Tropics
616 pages | 98 color plates, 2 halftones, 15 line drawings, 53 tables | 6 x 9 | © 2013
Biological Sciences: Botany, Conservation, Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, Natural History
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Table of Contents
Preface
1 The Scope of This Book
2 Patterns of Regional and Community Diversity
3 The Resource Base
4 Patterns of Pollen and Seed Dispersal and Their Ecological and Genetic Consequences
5 Macroevolutionary Consequences of Pollen and Seed Dispersal
6 Phylogeny and Biogeography of These Mutualisms
7 The Pollination Mutualism
8 The Frugivory Mutualism
9 Synthesis and Conclusions about the Ecology and Evolution of Angiosperm-Vertebrate Mutualisms
10 The Future of Vertebrate-Angiosperm Mutualisms
Appendix 1: Overview of the Major Families of Avian and Mammalian Pollinators and Seed Dispersers
Appendix 2: Overview of the Major Families of Plants containing Species That Are Pollinated or
Dispersed by Birds or Mammals
References
Index
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