| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 331 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Interspecific interactions
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Interspecific interactions.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-312) and index. |
| Contents |
Ant-plant interactions -- Antagonistic interactions : Leaf-cutting and seed-harvesting ants -- Mutualism from antagonism : Ants as primary seed-dispersers -- Mutualism from opportunism : Ants as secondary seed-dispersers -- Mutualism from antagonism : Ants and flowers -- Antagonism and mutualism : Direct interactions -- Antagonism and mutualism : Indirect interactions -- Nutrition of plants by ant mutualists : Life history of ant-fed plants and ant-garden systems -- Canopy-dwelling ants, plant and insect exudates, and ant mosaics -- Variation in ant-plant interactions -- Ant-plant interactions in agriculture -- Overview and perspectives. |
| Summary |
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, ultimately, of terrestrial biological communities. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Ants -- Ecology.
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Ants -- Ecology. |
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Insect-plant relationships.
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Insect-plant relationships. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Oliveira, Paulo S.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Rico-Gray, Victor. Ecology and evolution of ant-plant interactions. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007 9780226713472 0226713474 (DLC) 2006036173 (OCoLC)74941717 |
| ISBN |
9780226713540 (electronic book) |
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0226713547 (electronic book) |
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9780226713472 (alkaline paper) |
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0226713474 (alkaline paper) |
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9780226713489 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0226713482 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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