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The Biology of Mutualism -

The Biology of Mutualism

Ecology and Evolution

Douglas H. Boucher (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover
400 Seiten
1988
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-505392-0 (ISBN)
CHF 169,15 inkl. MwSt
The view of nature as a jungle in which competition and predation are predominant, has long been important in both scientific and popular literature. However, another view has become widespread among ecologists and is explored here; that mutually beneficial interactions are just as important.
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--are just as important as competition and predation. This book is one of the first to explore this theme. Ideas and theories applicable to all sorts of mutualisms are presented and, where appropriate, examined in the light of concrete data. Themes explored include: the organisms involved, both animal and plant; how specializations evolved once mutualisms formed; how mutualisms affect population dynamics and community structure; and the role of mutualisms in different environments. The book will be of special interest to ecologists and a wide range of biologists.

About the Author Douglas H. Boucher is a Professor at the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Quebec.

LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; INDEX

Erscheint lt. Verlag 18.2.1988
Zusatzinfo 25 illus.
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Maße 135 x 203 mm
Gewicht 347 g
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Biologie Botanik
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Evolution
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Ökologie / Naturschutz
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Zoologie
ISBN-10 0-19-505392-3 / 0195053923
ISBN-13 978-0-19-505392-0 / 9780195053920
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