Reproductive Allocation in Plants (Physiological Ecology) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0120883864 ISBN 13: 9780120883868

Publisher: Academic Press, 2005

Synopsis

Much effort has been devoted to developing theories to explain the wide variation we observe in reproductive allocation among environments. Reproductive Allocation in Plants describes why plants differ in the proportion of their resources that they allocate to reproduction and looks into the various theories. This book examines the ecological and evolutionary explanations for variation in plant reproductive allocation from the perspective of the underlying physiological mechanisms controlling reproduction and growth. An international team of leading experts have prepared chapters summarizing the current state of the field and offering their views on the factors determining reproductive allocation in plants. This will be a valuable resource for senior undergraduate students, graduate students and researchers in ecology, plant ecophysiology, and population biology.

• 8 outstanding chapters dedicated to the evolution and ecology of variation in plant reproductive allocation
• Written by an international team of leading experts in the field
• Provides enough background information to make it accessible to senior undergraduate students
• Includes over 60 figures and 29 tables

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Review

A valuable resource on the ecology of plant reproductive allocation

Edition details

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0120883864
• ISBN 13: 9780120883868
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 264
• Editor: Reekie Edward, Bazzaz Fakhri A.