Principles of Dispersal in Higher Plants

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XI

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2. Introduction

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   Pages 1-5

3. General Terminology

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   Pages 6-8

4. The Units of Dispersal

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   Pages 9-12

5. The Relation between Flowers, Seeds and Fruits

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   Pages 13-18

6. Ecological Dispersal Classes, Established on the Basis of the Dispersing Agents

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   Pages 19-77

7. Combination, Limitation and Cooperation

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   Pages 78-96

8. Establishment

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   Pages 97-104

9. The Evolution of Dispersal Organs

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   Pages 105-125

10. Ecological Developments in Leguminous Fruits

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    Pages 126-134

11. Man and his Plants in Relation to Dispersal

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    Pages 135-139

12. Back Matter

    Pages 140-162

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Reviewers from diverse branches of botany have exerted pressure to have chapters dealing with their field extended. If only to cover his incompetence, the author could not accede to these requests. Nor was it possible to respond to Eastern European urgings to extend the classificatory terminology, especially in ChapterX. He is grateful for indications of factual shortcomings in the chosen field, especially for those by Dr. RUDOLF SCHMID (Ann Arbor), who provided exten­ sive comment. L. VAN DER PIlL The Hague, spring 1972 Preface to the First Edition The work offered here is a companion volume to the work by K. FAEGRI and 1. VAN DER PIJL, Principles of Pollination Ecology, whim. deals with the preced­ ing phase of reproduction in plants. In the present work too, the emphasis is on principles and ecology. It is neither an enumeration of mechanisms, nor a compilation of cases. RIDLEY'S monumental work The Dispersal of Plants Throughout the World comprises 700 large pages of small print, and research has proceeded since then. Though this work is more than just a compilation and contains much insight and thoughts on principles in addition to reviews, its completeness hinders its use as a text­ book. As a reference work, it is unsurpassed and the writer made frequent use of it. The writer paid special attention to functional backgrounds for the use of taxonomists working with "characters" and to biosystematics at the macro-level.

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• botanics
• botany
• ecology
• plant
• plants
• pollination
• reproduction
• systematics

• University of Indonesia, Indonesia

  Leendert Pijl

• University of Nijmegen, The Hague, The Netherlands

  Leendert Pijl

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