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Plant Galls
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Author : Margaret Redfern
language : en
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Release Date : 1992
Plant Galls written by Margaret Redfern and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Galls (Botany) categories.
A much-needed new study on plant galls growths on plants formed of plant tissue that are caused by other organisms. Most naturalists have come across oak apples, robin s pincushions, marble galls and witches brooms, a few of the more familiar examples of the strange growths that are plant galls. They are beautiful, often bizarre and colourful, and amazingly diverse in structure and in the organisms which cause them. They have been known since ancient times and have attracted superstitions and folk customs. Both the ancient Greeks and the Chinese used them in herbal medicine, and until well into the nineteenth century, they had a variety of commercial uses: important for dyeing cloth, tanning leather and for making ink. Knowledge of gall types increased during the late nineteenth century and throughout the twentieth century as more species were described and their structure became more clearly understood, and yet even today, little is known about the mechanisms that cause gall formation as well as the life cycles of the organisms that initiate gall growth. Since most galls do not cause any economic damage to crop plants, research funding has traditionally been sparse in this area. However, the insect cycles and gall structures are amazing examples of the complexity of nature. Margaret Redfern explores these fascinating complexities in this latest New Naturalist volume, providing much-needed insight into the variety of galls of different types caused by a wide range of organisms including fungi, insects and mites. She discusses the ecology of galls more generally and focuses on communities of organisms within galls, the evolution and distribution of galls, as well as human and historical perspectives."
Ecology Of Plant Galls
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Author : M.S. Mani
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2013-12-01
Ecology Of Plant Galls written by M.S. Mani and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-01 with Science categories.
Plant Galls Collins New Naturalist Library Book 117
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Author : Margaret Redfern
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2011-04-28
Plant Galls Collins New Naturalist Library Book 117 written by Margaret Redfern and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-28 with Nature categories.
A much-needed study on plant galls – growths on plants formed of plant tissue that are caused by other organisms.
Plant Galls And Gall Makers
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Author : Ephraim Porter Felt
language : en
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Release Date : 1965
Plant Galls And Gall Makers written by Ephraim Porter Felt and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1965 with Galls (Botany). categories.
Life In A Gall
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Author : Rosalind Blanche
language : en
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Release Date : 2012-06-04
Life In A Gall written by Rosalind Blanche and has been published by CSIRO PUBLISHING this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-04 with Science categories.
What are plant galls and how are they caused? This book introduces the Australian native insects that induce galls on plants and the plant species that host them. It explores the ways the insects have adapted to living part of their lives in the confined spaces of galls, and describes the strategies employed by different insect groups to find a suitable site to induce a gall, obtain food, mate and escape the gall. Life in a Gall also looks at the predators, parasitoids, inquilines, kleptoparasites and micro-organisms that prey on gall-inducing insects and the ways the insects defend themselves from these enemies. It covers the problems gall-inducing insects can cause for agriculture, forestry and horticulture, and gives examples of several pest species. On the positive side, the book describes the essential services gall-inducing insects provide by pollinating figs, controlling invasive weeds and contributing to indigenous food. The final chapter provides tips for people who want to collect and study galls, and shows that answering many of the questions still surrounding gall-inducing insects is not restricted to professional scientists but can be achieved by diligent amateurs too.
The Pocket Encyclopaedia Of Plant Galls In Colour
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Author : Arnold Darlington
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1975
The Pocket Encyclopaedia Of Plant Galls In Colour written by Arnold Darlington and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with Galls (Botany) categories.
Plant Galls
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Author : Michele A. J. Williams
language : en
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Release Date : 1994
Plant Galls written by Michele A. J. Williams and has been published by Clarendon Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Science categories.
Plant galls may be produced by a wide variety of organisms, from fungi to parasitic insects, on an equally wide variety of hosts. Their taxonomy is highly complex, as are the life cycles of the organisms associated with them. Yet, common as they are, plant galls are often poorly understood. This book brings together information from the diverse disciplines involved in the study of plant galls: ecology, evolution, molecular biology, physiology, and developmental biology. The work considers the latest issues, covering questions of classification, coevolution, ecology, physiology, and plant genetic engineering. As an up-to-date resource in an area of immense interest and debate, the book will enhance the quality of discussion surrounding these phenomena, across all disciplinary perspectives.
Plant Galls Of The Western United States
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Author : Ronald A. Russo
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2021-04-20
Plant Galls Of The Western United States written by Ronald A. Russo and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-20 with Nature categories.
"California Wildlife Foundation. California Oaks Fund."
Britain S Plant Galls
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Author : Michael Chinery
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2013-12-03
Britain S Plant Galls written by Michael Chinery and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-03 with Nature categories.
This book has been produced with the aim of stimulating the general naturalist to take a closer look at the bumps and lumps that make up the fascinating world of plant galls. Induced by a variety of insects and other organisms and ranging from tiny pimples to bizarre and often very attractive and exquisitely sculptured growths, plant galls are mystery to many people, but they offer a fascinating field of study for both botanists and zoologists. Galls can be found on a very wide range of both woody and herbaceous plants, with over 50 different kinds occurring on Britain's oak trees alone, and there is still much to be learned about even the commonest examples. An introduction to the nature of plant galls and their formation Brief descriptions of some of the organisms that cause or induce galls Superb photographs of just over 200 of the commonest or most conspicuous of Britain's 1,000 or so plant galls, arranged according to their host plants to aid field identification Descriptions of these galls and the life histories of the organisms that cause them
Plant Galls Of India
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Author : M. S. Mani
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
Plant Galls Of India written by M. S. Mani and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Galls (Botany) categories.