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Amazonian Myrmecophytes And Their Ants
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Book Synopsis Amazonian Myrmecophytes and Their Ants. by : W M Wheeler
Download or read book Amazonian Myrmecophytes and Their Ants. written by W M Wheeler and published by Hassell Street Press. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Book Synopsis Amazonian Myrmecophytes and Their Ants by : Joseph Charles Bequaert
Download or read book Amazonian Myrmecophytes and Their Ants written by Joseph Charles Bequaert and published by . This book was released on 1929 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Ecology and Evolution of Ant-Plant Interactions by : Victor Rico-Gray
Download or read book The Ecology and Evolution of Ant-Plant Interactions written by Victor Rico-Gray and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2008-09-15 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis Evolutionary ecology of Amazonian ant-myrmecophyte mutualisms by : Carlos Roberto Sörensen Dutra da Fonseca
Download or read book Evolutionary ecology of Amazonian ant-myrmecophyte mutualisms written by Carlos Roberto Sörensen Dutra da Fonseca and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Bibliography of Ant Systematics by : Philip S. Ward
Download or read book A Bibliography of Ant Systematics written by Philip S. Ward and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This bibliography is a comprehensive compilation of the literature on ant systematics. Covering the period 1758 to 1995, it contains entries for approximately 8,000 publications on the taxonomy, evolution, and comparative biology of ants. Most of the literature citations have been carefully verified and precisely dated. An introductory chapter discusses the problems associated with dating a citation of taxonomic literature. A list of all serials cited (more than 1,300 titles) and their abbreviations accompanies the bibliography.
Book Synopsis Plant Communication from an Ecological Perspective by : František Baluška
Download or read book Plant Communication from an Ecological Perspective written by František Baluška and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-08-05 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the concept of allelopathy was introduced almost 100 years ago, research has led to an understanding that plants are involved in complex communicative interactions. They use a battery of different signals that convey plant-relevant information within plant individuals as well as between plants of the same species or different species. The 13 chapters of this volume discuss all these topics from an ecological perspective. Communication between plants allows them to share physiological and ecological information relevant for their survival and ?tness. It is obvious that in these very early days of ecological plant communication research we are illuminating only the ‘tip of iceberg’ of the communicative nature of higher plants. Nevertheless, knowledge on the identity and informative value of volatiles used by plants for communication is increasing with breath-taking speed. Among the most spectacular examples are sit- tions where plant emitters warn neighbours about a danger, increasing their innate immunity, or when herbivore-attacked plants attract the enemies of the herbivores (‘cry for help’ and ‘plant bodyguards’ concepts). It is becoming obvious that plants use not only volatile signals but also diverse water soluble molecules, in the case of plant roots, to safeguard their evolutionary success and accomplish self/non-self kin rec- nition. Importantly, as with all the examples of biocommunication, irrespective of whether signals and signs are transmitted via physical or chemical pathways, plant communication is a rule-governed and sign-mediated process.
Book Synopsis The Intertwined Population Biology of Symbiotic Ants and Plants in the Amazon by : Frederickson Megan Elizabeth
Download or read book The Intertwined Population Biology of Symbiotic Ants and Plants in the Amazon written by Frederickson Megan Elizabeth and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Intertwined Population Biology of Symbiotic Ants and Plants in the Amazon by : Frederickson Megan Elizabeth
Download or read book The Intertwined Population Biology of Symbiotic Ants and Plants in the Amazon written by Frederickson Megan Elizabeth and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Ant Encounters by : Deborah M. Gordon
Download or read book Ant Encounters written by Deborah M. Gordon and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2010-03-22 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do ant colonies get anything done, when no one is in charge? An ant colony operates without a central control or hierarchy, and no ant directs another. Instead, ants decide what to do based on the rate, rhythm, and pattern of individual encounters and interactions--resulting in a dynamic network that coordinates the functions of the colony. Ant Encounters provides a revealing and accessible look into ant behavior from this complex systems perspective. Focusing on the moment-to-moment behavior of ant colonies, Deborah Gordon investigates the role of interaction networks in regulating colony behavior and relations among ant colonies. She shows how ant behavior within and between colonies arises from local interactions of individuals, and how interaction networks develop as a colony grows older and larger. The more rapidly ants react to their encounters, the more sensitively the entire colony responds to changing conditions. Gordon explores whether such reactive networks help a colony to survive and reproduce, how natural selection shapes colony networks, and how these structures compare to other analogous complex systems. Ant Encounters sheds light on the organizational behavior, ecology, and evolution of these diverse and ubiquitous social insects.
Book Synopsis A Revision of the Jumping Spider Genus Habronattus F.O.P.-Cambridge (Araneae, Salticidae), with Phenetic and Cladistic Analyses by : Charles E. Griswold
Download or read book A Revision of the Jumping Spider Genus Habronattus F.O.P.-Cambridge (Araneae, Salticidae), with Phenetic and Cladistic Analyses written by Charles E. Griswold and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ants and Plants written by Pierre Jolivet and published by Balogh Scientific Books. This book was released on 1996 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mutualism written by Judith L. Bronstein and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first synthetic, conceptual overview of mutualism in more than 25 years, edited by the leading figure in the field, identifying the ecological and evolutionary features that unite and divide mutualisms and placing them in clear relation to other pairwise, interspecific interactions.
Book Synopsis Ant-plant Interactions by : Camilla R. Huxley
Download or read book Ant-plant Interactions written by Camilla R. Huxley and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents current research on all types of ant-plant interactions, and concentrates on understanding these often complex relationships in evolutionary and ecological terms. The range of interactions varies from herbivory (leaf-cutter ants) to complex symbiosis. Many ants prey on plant pests, thus protecting the plant from harm, receiving in exchange nectar and/or nest sites. In some cases the ants tend and protect other insects such as butterfly larvae or Homopterans (which include the aphids and cicadas) which may benefit the ants at the expense of both the host plant and the other insects. Some ants are known to be seed dispersers, and in at least one plant (cocoa) they appear to affect rates of pollination. A significant proportion of these interactions exhibit a high degree of mutualism, making this book part of a growing literature on the ecological determinants of mutualistic behaviour. The thirty-seven chapters by more than fifty contributors range in geographical coverage from northern and southern temperate zones, to the New World tropics, to Australia and South-east Asia. The emphasis throughout, even in the more descriptive chapters, is on possible explanations for observed phenomena. Workers in ecology, evolution, and behavior will welcome this compendium of information on a subject that has become a modern testing ground for evolutionary ecology.
Book Synopsis Systematic and Evolutionary Studies of the Ant Subfamily Dolichoderinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) by : Steven O. Shattuck
Download or read book Systematic and Evolutionary Studies of the Ant Subfamily Dolichoderinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) written by Steven O. Shattuck and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 1108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Mutualisms and Insect Conservation by : Tim R. New
Download or read book Mutualisms and Insect Conservation written by Tim R. New and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-07-10 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Documenting and understanding intricate ecological interactions involving insects is a central need in conservation, and the specialised and specific nature of many such associations is displayed in this book. Their importance is exemplified in a broad global overview of a major category of interactions, mutualisms, in which the interdependence of species is essential for their mutual wellbeing. The subtleties that sustain many mutualistic relationships are still poorly understood by ecologists and conservation managers alike. Examples from many parts of the world and ecological regimes demonstrate the variety of mutualisms between insect taxa, and between insects and plants, in particular, and their significance in planning and undertaking insect conservation – of both individual species and the wider contexts on which they depend. Several taxonomic groups, notably ants, lycaenid butterflies and sucking bugs, help to demonstrate the evolution and flexibility of mutualistic interactions, whilst fundamental processes such as pollination emphasise the central roles of, often, highly specific partnerships. This compilation brings together a wide range of relevant cases and contexts, with implications for practical insect conservation and increasing awareness of the roles of co-adaptations of behaviour and ecology as adjuncts to designing optimal conservation plans. The three major themes deal with the meanings and mechanisms of mutualisms, the classic mutualisms that involve insect partners, and the environmental and conservation lessons that flow from these and have potential to facilitate and improve insect conservation practice. The broader ecological perspective advances the transition from primary focus on single species toward consequently enhancing wider ecological contexts in which insect diversity can thrive.
Book Synopsis Annual Report of the Trustees Together with the Report of the Curator to the Committee on the Museum by : Harvard University. Museum of Comparative Zoology
Download or read book Annual Report of the Trustees Together with the Report of the Curator to the Committee on the Museum written by Harvard University. Museum of Comparative Zoology and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Life of the Ant by : Maurice Maeterlinck
Download or read book The Life of the Ant written by Maurice Maeterlinck and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
