Swollen-thorn acacias of Central America

Related Titles

Series: Smithsonian contributions to botany, no. 13

By

Janzen, Daniel H.

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

Washington, Smithsonian Institution Press; [for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1974

Notes

This nomenclatural, taxonomic, and ecological treatment of 11 Central American obligate ant-acacias (Acacia allenii, A. chiapensis, A. collinsii, A. cookii, A. cornigera, A. gentlei, A. globulifera, A. hindsii, A. mayana, A. melanoceras, and A. sphaerocephala) and one quasi-obligate ant-acacia (Acacia ruddiae) is based on extensive field study from 1963 to 1972 and on herbarium specimens where of use. The population boundaries of all species are mapped and described with respect to ecological parameters. Morphological variation, details of the interaction with the ants, and acacia reproductive biology are presented for most species.

Subjects

Acacia , Ants , Central America , Ecology , Plant ecology

Call Number

QK1 .S2747 no. 13

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.123341
LCCN: https://lccn.loc.gov/73004401
OCLC: 596445