The ecology and evolution of ant-plant interactions /

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Ants are probably the most dominant insect group on Earth. This title brings together findings from the scientific literature on the coevolution of ants and plants to provide an understanding of the unparalleled success of these two remarkable groups, of interspecific interactions in general, and, u...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Rico-Gray, Victor
Other Authors: Oliveira, Paulo S.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007.
Series:Interspecific interactions.
Subjects:
Ants > Ecology.
Insect-plant relationships.
Fourmis > Écologie.
Relations insecte-plante.
NATURE > Animals > Insects & Spiders.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Entomology.
Ants > Ecology
Insect-plant relationships
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface; 1. Ant-Plant Interactions; 2. Antagonistic Interactions: Leaf-Cutting and Seed-Harvesting Ants; 3. Mutualism from Antagonism: Ants as Primary; 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 Agriculture12. Overview and Perspectives; Literature Cited; Index

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