The Natural History of Pollination (Collins New Naturalist)

Proctor, Michael; Yeo, Peter; Lack, Andrew

ISBN 10: 0002199068 / ISBN 13: 9780002199063

Published by HarperCollins, London, 1996

About this Item

First paperback edition, 1996. 8 5/8? x 5 3/4", 479 pages, 8 colour plates and over 250 black and white photographs and drawings, list of references (also serves as bibliography). A brand new, fully updated edition of the natural history classic first published in the New Naturalist series in 1973 as ?The Pollination of Flowers?. A unique introduction to a complex yet easily accessible subject of great fascination. Soft covers, no fading or creasing to spine, a near fine copy.

Seller Inventory # 008167

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Natural History of Pollination (Collins New Naturalist)
• Publisher: HarperCollins, London
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0002199068
• ISBN 13: 9780002199063
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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Synopsis

The importance of insects in pollinating flowers is today so well known, it is easy to forget that it was discovered less than 200 years ago. Before that, it was believed that the concern of bees with flowers was simply a matter of collecting honey. The methods by which pollen reaches the female flower, enabling fertilization and seed production to take place, include some of the most varied and fascinating mechanisms in the natural world.

About the Author

Michael Proctor is an Honorary Research Fellow (and until his retirement in 1994 was Reader in Plant Ecology) at the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Exeter. With wide interests in ecology and plant biosystematics, his interest in insects and pollination ecology dates from his student days, shared with Peter Yeo at Cambridge. He has published many scientific papers on a variety of ecological topics. He is a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society.