A mutualism is an interaction between individuals of two different species of organism in which both benefit from the association. With a focus on mutualisms between ants and aphids, coccids, membracids and lycaenids, this volume provides a detailed account of the many different facets of mutualisms. Mutualistic interactions not only affect the ...
The view of nature as 'red in tooth and claw', as a jungle in which competition and predation are the predominant themes, has long been important in both the scientific and popular literature. However, in the past decade another view has become widespread among ecologists: the idea that mutualisms-mutually beneficial interactions between species ...
Novel Aspects of Insect-Plant Interactions Edited by Pedro Barbosa and Deborah K. Letourneau Focusing on three trophic levels, this study widens the current understanding of the ecological interactions between plants, herbivores, and their parasitoids and predators. Emphasized are the mediating effects of plant-derived allelochemicals on those ...
Lush gold and greens of the African plains set the scene for Yoshida's dramatization of the powerful instinct of mother animals to protect their young. "A story that evokes emphathy, stirs curiosity, and invites reader involvement to learn about animal interactions in the wild".--School Library Journal. Full color.
This book is the second major volume dealing with the fruit/seed/frugivore mutualism, which is an ecological interaction of profound importance in many habitats around the world. This mutualism is particularly well-developed in the tropics, where a majority of trees and shrubs depend on animals for their seed dispersal. Detailed studies of this ...
This book in community ecology brings mutualistic interactions into focus. During the last two decades, detailed information on the life of organisms has shown that mutualistic of commensalistic relations play important roles in biological associations, even among species sharing the same or similar resources. This volume describes synergistic ...
Although there is a general scientific consensus that endosymbionts represent a new frontier for drug discovery, this book is the first to explore that possibility. It also takes the novel approach of expanding the concept of defensive mutualisms to evaluate defense against environmental abiotic and biotic stresses. In addressing the topic of ...
Symbiotic relationships between living things are constantly at work on Earth, from the largest animals to organisms too small to see with the naked eye, "Parasites and Partners look to introduce these unique relationships to readers in grades 5-7. Complex biological concepts, relationships, and life cycles are explained throughout with clear text ...
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