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Ecology and Evolution of Ant-Plant Interactions电子书

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作       者:Victor Rico-Gray

出  版  社:University of Chicago Press

出版时间:2008-09-15

字       数:58.0万

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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.
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Interspecific Interactions

Preface

CHAPTER ONE Ant-Plant Interactions

The Origin and Early Evolution of Ant-Plant Associations

Phylogenetic Associations

A Brief History of the Associations

Coevolution and Interspecific Interactions

CHAPTER TWO Antagonistic Interactions

Leaf-Cutting Ants (Grazing)

Seed-Harvesting Ants (Predation)

CHAPTER THREE Mutualism from Antagonism

The Reward: Elaiosomes

Seed Dispersal by Ants

Myrmecochory: Distribution and Significance Worldwide

Conclusion

CHAPTER FOUR Mutualism from Opportunism

The Reward: Fallen Fleshy Diaspores

Diaspore Attributes and Patterns of Ant Attendance

Ant Effects on Seeds and Seedlings

Directed Dispersal of Seeds by Ponerine Ants

Prospect

CHAPTER FIVE Mutualism from Antagonism

Pollination by Ants

Discouragement of Floral Visits by Ants

CHAPTER SIX Antagonism and Mutualism

The Pseudomyrmex-Acacia Association

Ants, Plants, and Food Bodies

Ant-Inhabited Plants Offering No Direct Food to Ants

Ants, Plants, and Extrafloral Nectaries

Plant Defensive Strategies and Induced Responses

The Nature of the Associations and the Importance of Conditionality

Topics for Future Consideration

CHAPTER SEVEN Antagonism and Mutualism

Ants, Plants, and Hemipterans

Variable Outcomes in Ant-Hemipteran Systems

The Effect of Ant-Hemiptera Interactions on Host Plants

Ant-Hemiptera Associations and the Evolution of Extrafloral Nectaries

CHAPTER EIGHT Nutrition of Plants by Ant Mutualists

Ant-Fed Plants

Ant Gardens

Conclusion

CHAPTER NINE Canopy-Dwelling Ants, Plant and Insect Exudates, and Ant Mosaics

Canopy Ants: Main Features and Trophic Role

The Competitive Environment

Ant Mosaics

Plant and Insect Exudates and Ant Community Structure

The Effect of Trophobiont Tenders on Associated Herbivores and on the Host Plant

CHAPTER TEN Variation in Ant-Plant Interactions

Temporal Variation

Spatial Variation

CHAPTER ELEVEN Ant-Plant Interactions in Agriculture

Agricultural Systems, Herbivores, and Ants

Ants as Biological Control Agents

Case Studies

Biological Control and Interspecific Interactions

CHAPTER TWELVE Overview and Perspectives

Literature Cited

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