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Palynology
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Pollen: The Hidden Sexuality of Flowers
Rob Kesseler and Madeline Harley
Papadakis Publisher
264 pages, fully illustrated, 305 x 280mm
£35.00 (HB)
ISBN 1 901092 44 5
(published November 2004)
Pollen grains have fascinated the scientifically curious since the seventeenth century. They are minute – almost impossible to visualise without a high-powered microscope. In life they remain enclosed beyond the accessible beauty of the flower until the moment of release when, carried by wind, water or animal vectors, they will achieve their purpose of procreation.
This beautifully produced and highly original book by an artist and botanical scientist at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, results from their shared fascination for the perfect designs of these microscopic organisms. Using light and scanning electron microscopy they have created a dazzling array of pollen grain images, combined with exquisite photographs of their parent plants.
The accompanying text is informative and accessible, providing a clear
explanation of the
structure, form and function of pollen, as well as describing the remarkable
events that occur from pollination to fertilisation.
A unique and intriguing book which will be enjoyed both for its visual delight, and because it is an excellent general introduction to pollen.
Pollen and Spores: Morphology and Biology
Eds. Dr Madeline Harley, Dr Cynthia Morton and Professor Stephen Blackmore
Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 2000
The 1998 International Conference "Pollen and Spores: Morphology and Biology" was the fourth in an occasional series of palynological conferences organised by the Linnean Society Palynology Specialist Group (LSPSG). It was timed to coincide with the retirement of Keith Ferguson, founder and first convenor of the LSPSG, and founder of the Palynology Unit at Kew.
The proceedings "Pollen and Spores: Morphology and Biology" show that palynology remains a vibrant and dynamic field of research with implications for many other fields including systematics, evolutionary biology, ecology, palaeontology, and plant reproduction. Over 30 papers from internationally recognised palynologists comprise a volume which brings together topical research from a wide range of pollen-related disciplines, including:
Pollen development and ontogeny.
Pollination and pollen stigma interactions.
Pollen variability with species and populations.
Theoretical modelling.
Pteridophyte spore morphology.
Pollen morphology and ultrastructure of gymosperm pollen.
Pollen morphology in angiosperm systematics and evolution.
Cryptospore phylogeny and development.
Fossil pollen and Cretaceous phytogeoprovinces.
Quaternary palynology.
520pp. 245 x 155mm. Hard cover.
ISBN 1 900347 95 4
£30.00
Ultrastructure of Fossil Spores and Pollen
Eds. M. H. Kurmann and J. A. Doyle
Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 1994
Ultrastructural examination of fossil spores and pollen provides an important basis for recognising evolutionary and phylogenetic relationships within and between fossil and living groups of plants. This volume draws together this kind of research carried out on spores and pollen of various affinities throughout the fossil record. Extensively illustrated with line and half-tone illustrations, this book is the proceedings of a symposium resulted from the International Palynological Congress held at Aix-en-Provence in September 1992.
vi + 221pp. 245 x 155mm. Soft cover.
ISBN 0 947643 60 5
£18.00