Evolution of Plant-Pollinator Relationships
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Evolution of Plant-Pollinator Relationships

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Evolution of Plant-Pollinator Relationships

About this book

What are the evolutionary mechanisms and ecological implications behind a pollinator choosing its favourite flower? Sixty-five million years of evolution has created the complex and integrated system which we see today and understanding the interactions involved is key to environmental sustainability. Examining pollination relationships from an evolutionary perspective, this book covers both botanical and zoological aspects. It addresses the puzzling question of co-speciation and co-evolution and the complexity of the relationships between plant and pollinator, the development of which is examined through the fossil record. Additional chapters are dedicated to the evolution of floral displays and signalling, as well as their role in pollination syndromes and the building of pollination networks. Wide-ranging in its coverage, it outlines current knowledge and complex emerging topics, demonstrating how advances in research methods are applied to pollination biology.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Evolution of Plant–Pollinator Relationships
  3. The Systematics Association Special Volume Series
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. Contents
  7. Contributors
  8. Preface
  9. 1 Macroevolution for plant reproductive biologists
  10. 2 Pollination crisis, plant sex systems, and predicting evolutionary trends in attractiveness
  11. 3 Evolution and ecological implications of “specialized” pollinator rewards
  12. 4 Fig–fig wasp mutualism: the fall of the strict cospeciation paradigm?
  13. 5 Fossil bees and their plant associates
  14. 6 Pollen evidence for the pollination biology of early flowering plants
  15. 7 Pollinator mediated floral divergence in the absence of pollinator shifts
  16. 8 Animal pollination and speciation in plants: general mechanisms and examples from the orchids
  17. 9 Why are floral signals complex? An outline of functional hypotheses
  18. 10 A survey on pollination modes in cacti and a potential key innovation
  19. 11 Zygomorphy, area, and the latitudinal biodiversity gradient in angiosperms
  20. 12 Ambophily and “super generalism” in Ceratonia siliqua (Fabaceae) pollination
  21. 13 Structure and dynamics of pollination networks: the past, present, and future
  22. 14 Pollinators as drivers of plant distribution and assemblage into communities
  23. 15 Effects of alien species on plant–pollinator interactions: how can native plants adapt to changing pollination regimes?
  24. 16 Pollen resources of non-Apis bees in southern Africa
  25. 17 Advances in the study of the evolution of plant–pollinator relationships
  26. Index