Flowers : how they changed the world /

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Author / Creator:Burger, William C.
Imprint:Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2006.
Description:337 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 19 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6231343
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ISBN:1591024072 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781591024071
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-287) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • What, exactly, is a flower?
  • What are flowers for?
  • Flowers and their friends
  • Flowers and their enemies
  • How are the flowering plants distinguished?
  • What makes flowering plants so special?
  • Primates, people, and the flowering plants
  • How flowers changed the world.