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Ever since Darwin's depiction on the final page of The Origin of Species of a tangled bank teeming with plants and animals, the importance of species interactions in molding their ecology and evolution has become ever more apparent. Attraction, deception, attack, defense, escape and tolerance- all are core terms of evolutionary ecology that convey the central role of interactions. The diversity of structure, behavior, psychology, and ecology among plants and animals reflects the outcomes of antagonistic and mutually beneficial relationships. In fact, much of the extraordinary diversity of plants and animals on the planet derives from their interactions. Plant-Animal Interactions: An Evolutionary Approach is intended for graduate and upper-level undergraduate courses. Following a general introduction emphasizing the role of interactions in the evolution of biodiversity, chapters are devoted to the fossil record-plant-animal interactions, herbivory by insects and vertebrates, seed predation, pollination and seed dispersal by animals, ant-plant interaction, and synthesis that describes emerging areas of study, including the pivotal role of plant-animal interactions in conservation biology.Product Identifiers
PublisherJohn Wiley and Sons Ltd, Blackwell Science Ltd
ISBN-100632052678
ISBN-139780632052677
eBay Product ID (ePID)96779949
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SubjectLife Sciences: Botany
LanguageEnglish
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Height248mm
Width187mm
Weight676g
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Date of Publication25/02/2002
Place of PublicationOxford
Spine20mm
Country of PublicationUnited Kingdom
GenreLife Sciences: Botany
Edited byOlle Pellmyr, Carlos M. Herrera
Author Biography<b>Carlos M. Herrera</b> is an evolutionary ecologist who has worked mainly on plant-disperser and plant-pollinator interactions in Mediterranean habitats of the Iberian Peninsula. Most of his research centers on elucidating the relative significance of ecological, historical and evolutionary determinants in shaping current plant-animal interactions. <b>Olle Pellmyr</b> is a revolutionary biologist whose research focuses on plant-animal interactions, with special emphasis on mutualism and co-evolution. Using phylogenetic and ecological approaches, he explores links between mircoevolutionary processes and microevolutionary patterns. A native of Sweden now residing in the USA, he has done field research in Europe, the Americas, Japan, Africa, and Melanesia.</p>
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