The Biological Monograph. The importance of field studies and functional syndromes for taxonomy and evolution of tropical plants. A Festschrift for Frank White. 1998. 10 col. plates. Many line - figures. XI, 225 p. gr8vo. Paper bd.

Contents (partly): Introd./ Case studies of functional syndromes/Pollination and dispersal of the neotropical Lecythidaceae/Bat - pollination and taxonomy in Parkia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae)/Taxonomy, ecology, and reproductive biology of Aglaia (Meliaceae)/The tuberous epiphytic Rubiaceae- the Hydnophytinae/ The vegetativestructure of African Ebenaceae and the evolution of rheophytes andring species/ Species delimitation in plants/ Faunal boundaries/Coevolution/ Species richness and the co - occurrence of closelyrelated species/ Complementarity of taxonomic methods/ Resolution ofcomplex taxonomic problems: a multidisciplinary approach/ Collectingspecimens for the biological monograph/ Conservation of biodiversity/Conclusions.