Plant-animal interactions : an evolutionary approach / edited by Carlos M. Herrera, Olle Pellmyr.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Herrera, Carlos M.

Pellmyr, Olle.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animal-plant relationships.

Ecology.

Evolution (Biology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (331 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Malden, MA : Blackwell Science, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Interactions between plants and animals are incredibly diverse and complex and span terrestrial, atmospheric and aquatic environments. The last decade has seen the emergence of a vast quantity of data on the subject and there is now a perceived need among both teachers and undergraduate students for a new textbook that incorporates the numerous recent advances made in the field. The book is intended for use by advanced level undergraduate and beginning graduate students, taking related courses in wider ecology degree programmes. Very few books cover this subject and those that do are o

Contents:

Plant-Animal Interactions; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; Geochronological perspective; Part 1: Introduction; Chapter 1: Species interactions and the evolution of biodiversity; Chapter 2: The history of associations between plants and animals; Part 2: Mostly Antagonisms; Chapter 3: Plant-insect interactions in terrestrial ecosystems; color plates; Chapter 4: Mammalian herbivory in terrestrial environments; Chapter 5: Granivory; Part 3: Mostly Mutualisms; Chapter 6: Pollination by animals; Chapter 7: Seed dispersal by vertebrates; Part 4: Synthesis

Chapter 8: Ant-plant interactionsChapter 9: Plant-animal interactions: future directions; Appendix: Supplementary information for Chapter 2; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-293) and index.

ISBN:

9786612371325

9781282371323

1282371320

9781444312294

1444312294

OCLC:

609849124