The Ecology and Evolution of Ant-Plant Interactions

Victor Rico-Gray

ISBN 10: 0226713482 / ISBN 13: 9780226713489

Published by The University Of Chicago Press Jul 2007, 2007

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Neuware - 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.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Ecology and Evolution of Ant-Plant Interactions
• Publisher: The University Of Chicago Press Jul 2007
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0226713482
• ISBN 13: 9780226713489
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 228W x 154H x 19D millimeters 228 millimeters width by 154 millimeters height by 19 millimeters depth
• Weight: 476 grams

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Synopsis

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, of interspecific interactions in general, and ultimately of terrestrial biological communities.

The Ecology and Evolution of Ant-Plant Interactions synthesizes the dynamics of ant-plant interactions, including the sources of variation in their outcomes. Victor Rico-Gray and Paulo S. Oliveira capture both the emerging appreciation of the importance of these interactions within ecosystems and the developing approaches that place studies of these interactions into a broader ecological and evolutionary context. The collaboration of two internationally renowned scientists, The Ecology and Evolution of Ant-Plant Interactions will become a standard reference for understanding the complex interactions between these two taxa.

About the Authors

Victor Rico-Gray is a research scientist of ecology and Chairman of the Applied Ecology Department at the Instituto de Ecologia, A. C. in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico.

Paulo S. Oliveira is professor of ecology at the Universidade Estadual de Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.