Title
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
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