Plant-animal communication / H. Martin Schaeffer and Graeme D. Ruxton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schaefer, H. Martin (Hinrich Martin)

Contributor:

Ruxton, Graeme D.

Series:

Oxford biology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animal-plant relationships.

Plant physiology.

Physical Description:

xiv, 274 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.

Summary:

Communication is an essential factor underpinning the interactions between species and the structure of their communities. Plant-animal interactions are particularly diverse due to the complex nature of their mutualistic and antagonistic relationships. However the evolution of communicationand the underlying mechanisms responsible remain poorly understood.Plant-Animal Communication is a timely summary of the latest research and ideas on the ecological and evolutionary foundations of communication between plants and animals, including discussions of fundamental concepts such as deception, reliability, and camouflage. It introduces how the sensoryworld of animals shapes the various modes of communication employed, laying out the basics of vision, scent, acoustic, and gustatory communication. Subsequent chapters discuss how plants communicate in these sensory modes to attract animals to facilitate seed dispersal, pollination, and carnivory,and how they communicate to defend themselves against herbivores. Potential avenues for productive theoretical and empirical research are clearly identified, and suggestions for novel empirical approaches to the study of communication in general are outlined.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-268) and index.

ISBN:

0199563594

9780199563593

9780199563609

0199563608

OCLC:

693810868

Publisher Number:

99943943615