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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : électronique
Auteur(s) : Bohm, Bruce A.
Titre(s) : The geography of phytochemical races [Texte électronique] / Bruce A. Bohm
Publication : [Dordreht, Netherlands] : Springer ; [New York] : New York Botanical Garden, cop.
2009
Description matérielle : 1 ressource dématérialisée
Note(s) : Includes indexes. - Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-337)
Abstract in German.
"This book provides an overview of geographic patterns in the distribution of plant
secondary metabolites in natural populations. Examples include most common natural
product classes: acetylenic derivatives; alkaloids; carotenoids; cyanogenic glycosides;
flavonoids; terpenes of various sizes; as well as other structural types less easily
categorized. By comparison, earlier reports in the literature on "chemical races"
focused either on individual classes of compounds, on specific taxa, or on a particular
geographic area. Following an introduction that includes definitions of phytochemical
and biogeographic ideas, information is presented in five loosely defined categories."
"It is the underlying idea in evolution that natural variation is the raw material
upon which selection works. It seems reasonable to suggest that this is as true with
plant secondary metabolites as with any other feature that confers an advantage to
one set of individuals over antiherbivore or antifungal activity of plants as they
colonize new habitats."--Jacket
Sujet(s) : Chimie végétale
Indice(s) Dewey :
581 (23e éd.) = Sujets particuliers de l'histoire naturelle des plantes
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781402090523
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb44658853t
Notice n° :
FRBNF44658853
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Introduction ; Examples within continents ; After the ice ; Intercontinental disjunctions
; Wide disjunctions ; Oceanic islands ; Polar disjunctions ; Conclusions.
