Ecological Relationships of Plants And Animals - Couverture rigide

Howe, Henry F.; Westley, Lynn C.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0195044312 ISBN 13 : 9780195044317

Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 1988

Synopsis

Over the past two decades, numerous field and experimental studies on the ecology and evolution of animal and plant interactions have been reported by botanists, zoologists, and ecologists. This book offers a comprehensive summary of this extensive and widely scattered research literature, presenting the subject as a coherent, accessible discipline. The authors describe familiar areas, such as pollination and herbivory, and discuss new information on such subjects as seed dispersal, the genetics of co-evolution, structural and chemical plant defences, and the implications of human use of plant and animal communities. As they explore these issues, the authors raise provocative questions of fundamental importance: How can an earth teeming with plant-eating animals be so green? Do plants really need animals that pollinate their flowers and disperse their seeds? What happens to tropical plant communities when fruit-eating toucans and monkeys are killed by encroaching humans? By drawing together information on diverse aspects of the subject - and the authors present a challenging insight into the complexities of plant and animal interrelationships. Readership: biologists specializing in ecology.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

`As this book covers material that students will almost certainly find attractive, and deals with complex ideas in a simple, straightforward manner, I can thoroughly recommend it.' Times Higher Education Supplement

'The book offers an excellent synthesis at a university level of a subject which is among the richest in new acquisitions and stimulating evolutionistic problems.' Ethology Ecology & Evolution, No. 2, Vol. 4, 1992

Présentation de l'éditeur

Over the past two decades, numerous field and experimental studies on the ecology and evolution of animal and plant interactions have been reported by botanists, zoologists, and ecologists. This book offers a comprehensive summary of this extensive and widely scattered research literature, presenting the subject as a coherent, accessible discipline.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press Inc
• Date d'édition: 1988
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0195044312
• ISBN 13: 9780195044317
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 304
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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