The ecology and evolution of ant-plant interactions / Victor Rico-Gray and Paulo S. Oliveira.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rico-Gray, Victor.

Contributor:

Oliveira, Paulo S.

Series:

Interspecific interactions.

Interspecific interactions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ants--Ecology.

Ants.

Insect-plant relationships.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (347 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Ants are probably the most dominant insect group on Earth, representing ten to fifteen percent of animal biomass in terrestrial ecosystems. Flowering plants, meanwhile, owe their evolutionary success to an array of interspecific interactions-such as pollination, seed dispersal, and herbivory-that have helped to shape their great diversity. The Ecology and Evolution of Ant-Plant Interactions brings together findings from the scientific literature on the coevolution of ants and plants to provide a better understanding of the unparalleled success of these two remarkable groups

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

1. Ant-Plant Interactions

2. Antagonistic Interactions: Leaf-Cutting and Seed-Harvesting Ants

3. Mutualism from Antagonism: Ants as Primary Seed-Dispersers

4. Mutualism from Opportunism: Ants as Secondary Seed-Dispersers

5. Mutualism from Antagonism: Ants and Flowers

6. Antagonism and Mutualism: Direct Interactions

7. Antagonism and Mutualism: Indirect Interactions

8. Nutrition of Plants by Ant Mutualists: Life History of Ant-Fed Plants and Ant-Garden Systems

9. Canopy-Dwelling Ants, Plant and Insect Exudates, and Ant Mosaics

10. Variation in Ant-Plant Interactions

11. Ant-Plant Interactions in Agriculture

12. Overview and Perspectives

Literature Cited

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-312) and index.

ISBN:

9786611966331

9780226713540

0226713547

9781281966339

1281966339

OCLC:

309850381