{"product_id":"9781489994530","title":"The Pollination Biology of North American Orchids: Volume 1: North of Florida and Mexico","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Pollination Biology of North American Orchids: Volume 1: North of Florida and Mexico\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eArgue, Charles L.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecent studies have revealed remarkable complexity and diversity in orchid-pollinator relationships. These studies comprise a vast literature currently scattered in numerous, often obscure, journals and books. \u003ci\u003eThe Pollination Biology of North American Orchids\u003c\/i\u003e brings together, for the first time, a comprehensive treatment of this information for all native and introduced North American orchids found north of Mexico and Florida. It provides detailed information on genetic compatibility, breeding systems, pollinators, pollination mechanisms, fruiting success, and limiting factors for each species. Distribution, habitat, and floral morphology are also summarized. In addition, detailed line drawings emphasize orchid reproductive organs and their adaptation to known pollinators. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis, the first of two volumes, furnishes a brief introduction to the general morphology of the orchid flower and the terminology used to describe orchid breeding systems and reproductive strategies. It treats the lady’s-slippers of genus \u003ci\u003eCypripedium\u003c\/i\u003e, subfamily Cypripedioideae, and nine genera of the subfamily Orchidoideae, including the diverse rein orchids of genus \u003ci\u003ePlatanthera\u003c\/i\u003e.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Pollination Biology of North American Orchids\u003c\/i\u003e will be of interest to both regional and international audiences including:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eResearchers and students in this field of study who are currently required to search through the scattered literature to obtain the information gathered here.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eResearchers and students in related fields with an interest in the co-evolution of plants and insects.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConservation specialists who need to understand both the details of orchid reproduction and the identity of primary pollinators in order to properly manage the land for both.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrchid breeders who require accurate and current information on orchid breeding systems. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeneral readers with an interest in orchid biology. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles Argue,Ph.D., is a plant biologist at the University of Minnesota specializing in the study of pollen grains. His articles have appeared in numerous journals including the \u003ci\u003eAmerican Journal of Botany\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInternational Journal of Plant Sciences \u003c\/i\u003e(formerly \u003ci\u003eBotanical Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eBotany \u003c\/i\u003e(formerly \u003ci\u003eCanadian Journal of Botany\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eGrana\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePollen et Spores\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNorth American Native Orchid Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Native Orchid Conference Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFremontia\u003c\/i\u003e, and as chapters in a number of books.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2014-11-28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781489994530\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4614-0592-4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 228\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer New York","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47674987544716,"sku":"9781489994530","price":107.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781489994530.jpg?v=1776539374","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781489994530","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}