Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-222) and index.
Contents:
The evolution of flowers -- Historical interpretations of flower induction and flower development -- The molecular mechanisms of flowering: induction and development -- Induction of flowering -- Flower induction in Arabidopsis thaliana -- The autonomous pathways for floral inhibition and induction -- The photoperiodic pathway of floral induction -- The vernalization pathway of floral induction and the role of gibberellin -- Integrating the Arabidopsis thaliana flower induction pathways and assessing the extent to which the model is ubiquitous -- Development of flowers -- Changes at the shoot apical meristem in response to floral induction -- Development of the floral organs -- The ABC model in evolution -- Function and development of gametophytes -- Preventing self-fertilization -- Pollination success: molecular and ecological interactions -- How and why does floral form vary? -- Why are flowers different? Pollination syndromes- the theory -- Changing floral shape and structure -- Colouring the flower -- Enhancing flower colour -- The influence of pollinators on floral form -- Are flowers under selective pressure to increase pollinator attention? -- Do pollinators discriminate between different floral forms? -- Pollination syndromes- the evidence.
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