The ecology and evolution of ant-plant interactions / / Victor Rico-Gray and Paulo S. Oliveira
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| Autore: |
Rico-Gray Victor
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| Titolo: |
The ecology and evolution of ant-plant interactions / / Victor Rico-Gray and Paulo S. Oliveira
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| Pubblicazione: | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2007 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (347 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 595.79/6 |
| Soggetto topico: | Ants - Ecology |
| Insect-plant relationships | |
| Classificazione: | WI 3381 |
| Altri autori: |
OliveiraPaulo S
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-312) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The ecology and evolution of ant-plant interactions |
| ISBN: | 9786611966331 |
| 9780226713540 | |
| 0226713547 | |
| 9781281966339 | |
| 1281966339 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910972286303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Interspecific interactions.