| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 302 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) |
| Contents |
Warty hammer orchids, adaptations, and Darwin -- The adaptations of behaving plants -- Adaptations and maladaptations -- The history in evolution -- Orchids, species, and names -- Orchids, biodiversity, and hotspots -- Orchids and conservation -- Happy hunting |
| Summary |
What constitutes an adaptation, how do complex adaptations come into being, and where do species with their special attributes come from? Alcock explores these questions, explaining why some biologists think they know what adaptations are and how they arise and what species are |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-293) and index |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Orchids -- Adaptation
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Orchids -- Speciation
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Orchids -- Conservation
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Orchids -- Adaptation
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780195182743 |
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019518274X |
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9780199790005 |
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0199790000 |
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