Evolutionary Ecology across Three Trophic Levels Goldenrods, Gallmakers, and Natural Enemies (MPB-29) / Warren G. Abrahamson and Arthur E. Weis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Abrahamson, Warren G.

Contributor:

Weis, Arthur E. (Arthur Edward), 1951-

Series:

Monographs in population biology ; 29.

Monographs in population biology ; 29

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gall insects--Host plants.

Eurosta solidaginis--Host plants.

Coevolution.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (478 pages) : illustrations, map.

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2021

Place of Publication:

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1997.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

In a work that will interest researchers in ecology, genetics, botany, entomology, and parasitology, Warren Abrahamson and Arthur Weis present the results of more than twenty-five years of studying plant-insect interactions. Their study centers on the ecology and evolution of interactions among a host plant, the parasitic insect that attacks it, and the suite of insects and birds that are the natural enemies of the parasite. Because this system provides a model that can be subjected to experimental manipulations, it has allowed the authors to address specific theories and concepts that have guided biological research for more than two decades and to engage general problems in evolutionary biology. The specific subjects of research are the host plant goldenrod (Solidago), the parasitic insect Eurosta solidaginis (Diptera: Tephritidae) that induces a gall on the plant stem, and a number of natural enemies of the gallfly. By presenting their detailed empirical studies of the Solidago-Eurosta natural enemy system, the authors demonstrate the complexities of specialized enemy-victim interactions and, thereby, the complex interactive relationships among species more broadly. By utilizing a diverse array of field, laboratory, behavioral, genetic, chemical, and statistical techniques, Abrahamson and Weis present the most thorough study to date of a single system of interacting species. Their interest in the evolutionary ecology of plant-insect interactions leads them to insights on the evolution of species interactions in general. This major work will interest anyone involved in studying the ways in which interdependent species interact.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword

Preface and Acknowledgments

CHAPTER ONE. Evolutionary Ecology and the Interactions of Plants with Insects

CHAPTER TWO. The Stem Gallmaker, Its Natural Enemies, and Goldenrod: A Model System of Tritrophic-Level Interaction

CHAPTER THREE. Eurosta's Impact on Goldenrod

CHAPTER FOUR. Host-Plant Resistance to Gallmaker Attack: The Plant-Gallmaker Encounter— The Plant's Perspective

CHAPTER FIVE. Host-Plant Choice

CHAPTER SIX. The Gall as Eurostas Extended Phenotype

CHAPTER SEVEN. Host Specificity and Herbivore Speciation

CHAPTER EIGHT. The Third Trophic Level as an Agent of Selection

CHAPTER NINE. The Variable Biotic Environment and Variable Selection

CHAPTER TEN. Phenotypic Plasticity and Spurious Evolution

CHAPTER ELEVEN. Selection on the Hierarchy of Attack and Defense

CHAPTER TWELVE. Goldenrod, Gallmakers, and the Evolutionary Ecology of Plant-Insect Interactions

References

Author Index

Subject Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780691209432

069120943X

OCLC:

1227050982