Evolution and Function of Heterostyly

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A century of research on heterostylous plants has passed since the

publication of Charles Darwin’s book The Different Forms of Flowers on

Plants of the Same Species in 1877 summarizing his extensive observations and experiments on these complex breeding systems involving

genetic polymorphisms of floral sex organs. Since then

heterostylous plants have provided a rich source of material

for evolutionary biologists and today they represent one of the classic research paradigms for approaches to the study of evolution and adaptation. The present book is the first modern and comprehensive accont of the

subject. In 10 chapters it is concerned with the evolution,

genetics, development, morphology, and adaptive significance

of heterostyly. Broad syntheses of research on heterostyly as well as
new theoretical ideas and experimental data are included.