Alle Kategorien
Bücher
Schule & Lernen
(Land-)Karten
Schreibwaren
Kalender
Spielzeug
Gesellschaftsspiele
0,00 €
Cover: 9780521272728 | The Evolutionary Ecology of Ant Plant Mutualisms | Andrew J. Beattie
Rückseite: 9780521272728 | The Evolutionary Ecology of Ant Plant Mutualisms | Andrew J. Beattie
Cover: 9780521272728 | The Evolutionary Ecology of Ant Plant Mutualisms | Andrew J. Beattie
Rückseite: 9780521272728 | The Evolutionary Ecology of Ant Plant Mutualisms | Andrew J. Beattie
Dekorationsartikel gehören nicht zum Leistungsumfang.
The Evolutionary Ecology of Ant Plant Mutualisms
Taschenbuch von Andrew J. Beattie
Sprache: Englisch

46,70 €

inkl. MwSt.

Versandkostenfrei per Post / DHL

Aktuell nicht verfügbar

Kategorien:
Beschreibung
Mutualistic interactions between ants and plants involve rewards offered by plants and services performed by ants in a mutually advantageous relationship. The rewards are principally food and/or nest sites, and ants in turn perform a number of services for plants: they disperse and plant seeds; they protect foliage, buds, and reproductive structures from enemies such as herbivores and seed predators; they fertilize plants with essential nutrients; and they may sometimes function as pollinators. In this book, initially published in 1985, Professor Beattie reviews the fascinating natural history of ant-plant interactions, discusses the scientific evidence for the mutualistic nature of these relationships, and reaches some conclusions about the ecological and evolutionary processes that mold them. This important work explores the natural history, experimental approach, and integration with contemporary evolutionary and ecological literature of the time will appeal to a wide variety of biologists.
Mutualistic interactions between ants and plants involve rewards offered by plants and services performed by ants in a mutually advantageous relationship. The rewards are principally food and/or nest sites, and ants in turn perform a number of services for plants: they disperse and plant seeds; they protect foliage, buds, and reproductive structures from enemies such as herbivores and seed predators; they fertilize plants with essential nutrients; and they may sometimes function as pollinators. In this book, initially published in 1985, Professor Beattie reviews the fascinating natural history of ant-plant interactions, discusses the scientific evidence for the mutualistic nature of these relationships, and reaches some conclusions about the ecological and evolutionary processes that mold them. This important work explores the natural history, experimental approach, and integration with contemporary evolutionary and ecological literature of the time will appeal to a wide variety of biologists.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Origins and early evolution of ant-plant mutualisms; 3. Plant protection by direct interaction; 4. Plant protection by indirect interaction; 5. Myrmecotrophy; 6. The dispersal of seeds and fruits by ants; 7. Ant pollination; 8. Food rewards for ant mutualists; 9. Variation and evolution of ant-plant mutualisms; References; Index.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Fachbereich: Zoologie
Genre: Biologie, Importe
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780521272728
ISBN-10: 0521272726
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Beattie, Andrew J.
Redaktion: Birks, H. J. B.
Wiens, J. A.
Hersteller: Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 11 mm
Von/Mit: Andrew J. Beattie
Erscheinungsdatum: 26.08.2010
Gewicht: 0,29 kg
Artikel-ID: 107327191
Diese Website verwendet Cookies, um eine bestmögliche Erfahrung bieten zu können. Mehr Informationen ...