{"product_id":"darwins-orchids-retha-edens-meier-9780226044910","title":"Darwin's Orchids: Then and Now","description":"For biologists, 2009 was an epochal year: the bicentennial of Charles Darwin's birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of a book now known simply as \u003ci\u003eThe Origin of Species\u003c\/i\u003e. But for many botanists, Darwin's true legacy starts with the 1862 publication of another volume: \u003ci\u003eOn the Various Contrivances by Which British and Foreign Orchids Are Fertilised by Insects and on the Good Effects of Intercrossing\u003c\/i\u003e, or \u003ci\u003eFertilisation of Orchids\u003c\/i\u003e. This slim but detailed book with the improbably long title was the first in a series of plant studies by Darwin that continues to serve as a global exemplar in the field of evolutionary botany. In \u003ci\u003eDarwin's Orchids\u003c\/i\u003e, an international group of orchid biologists unites to celebrate and explore the continuum that stretches from Darwin's groundbreaking orchid research to that of today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mirroring the structure of \u003ci\u003eFertilisation of Orchids\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDarwin's Orchids\u003c\/i\u003e investigates flowers from Darwin's home in England, through the southern hemisphere, and on to North America and China as it seeks to address a set of questions first put forward by Darwin himself: What pollinates this particular type of orchid? How does its pollination mechanism work? Will an orchid self-pollinate or is an insect or other animal vector required? And how has this orchid's lineage changed over time? Diverse in their colors, forms, aromas, and pollination schemes, orchids have long been considered ideal models for the study of plant evolution and conservation. Looking to the past, present, and future of botany, \u003ci\u003eDarwin's Orchids\u003c\/i\u003e will be a vital addition to this tradition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Retha Edens-Meier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226044912\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226044910\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/05\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.31h x 6.35w x 1.23d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2015","brand":"Retha Edens-Meier","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48658830917887,"sku":"9780226044910","price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/darwins-orchids-retha-edens-meier-9780226044910","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}