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An enthusiasm for orchids : sex and deception in plant evolution / John Alcock.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- 1942- Alcock., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Orchids--Adaptation.
- Orchids.
- Orchids--Speciation.
- Orchids--Conservation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 302 p.) : ill. (chiefly col.)
- Other Title:
- An Enthusiasm for Orchids
- An enthusiasm for orchids
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- 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.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
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