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100 1 _aDarwin, Charles,
_d1809-1882
245 1 4 _aThe Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2003
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Different_Forms_of_Flowers_on_Plants_of_the_Same_Species
500 _aRelease date is 2003-03-01
508 _aSue Asscher and David Widger
520 _a"The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species" by Charles Darwin is a botanical study published in 1877. Darwin investigates why certain plants produce flowers with distinctly different structures—some with long stamens and short styles, others reversed. Through meticulous experiments with primroses, cowslips, and loosestrifes, he uncovers an elegant natural system where these variations ensure cross-pollination by insects, maximizing fertility. This work reveals nature's hidden architecture, demonstrating how seemingly minor differences serve crucial evolutionary purposes in plant reproduction and survival. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aPlants -- Variation
653 _aFertilization of plants
653 _aHeterostylism
653 _aPlant physiology
653 _aPollination
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3807
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