{"product_id":"9781489992345","title":"The Pollination Biology of North American Orchids: Volume 2: North of Florida and Mexico","description":"\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 second of two volumes, treatsthe subfamily Orchidoideae with the tribe Cranichideae. This is followed by examination of the seven North American tribes of subfamily Epidendroideae and the single North American tribe of subfamily Vanilloideae. \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\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Researchers and students in this field of study who are currently required to search through the scattered literature to obtain the information gathered here. \u003cbr\u003e• Researchers and students in related fields with an interest in the co-evolution of plants and insects. \u003cbr\u003e• Conservation 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. \u003cbr\u003e• Orchid breeders who require accurate and current information on orchid breeding systems.  \u003cbr\u003e• General readers with an interest in orchid biology.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003cp\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer New York","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47038418485488,"sku":"9781489992345","price":179.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781489992345_p0.jpg?v=1763655410","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781489992345","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}