List of contributors; Camilla R. Huxley: Ants and plants: a diversity of interaction; Part 1: Antagonistic Interactions - The Leaf-Cutter Ants: D.J. Stradling: An introduction to the fungus-growing ants, Attini; R.J. Powell & D.J. Stradling: The selection and detoxification of plant material by fungus-growing ants; Jerome J. Howard: Resource quality and cost in the foraging of leaf-cutter ants; H.G. Fowler & Silvia Claver: Leaf-cutter ant assemblies: effects of latitude, vegetation, and behaviour; References to Part 1; Part 2: Ant-Plant Interactions Involving Herbivorous Insects: J.B. Whittaker: Effects of ants on temperate woodland trees; Rainer Rosengren & Liselotte Sundstrom: The interaction between red wood ants, Cinara aphids, and pines: a ghost of mutualism past?; J. Hall Cushman & John F. Addicott: Conditional interactions in ant-plant-herbivore mutualisms; Catherine M. Bristow: Why are so few aphids ant-tended?; S.G. Compton & H.G. Robertson: Effects of ant-homopteran systems on fig-figwasp interactions; N.E. Pierce, D.R. Nash, M. Baylis, & E.R. Carper: Variation in the attractiveness of lycaenid butterfly larvae to ants; P.J. DeVries: Evolutionary and ecological patterns in myrmecophilous riodinids; References to part 2; Part 3: Extrafloral Nectary-Mediated Interactions: Eugene W. Schupp & D.H. Feener, Jr.: Phylogeny, lifeform, and habitat dependence of ant-defended plants in a Panamanian forest; Paulo S. Oliveira & Carlos R.F. Brandao: The ant community associated with extrafloral nectaries in the Brazilian cerrados; Suzanne Koptur: Extrafloral nectaries of herbs and trees: modelling the interaction with ants and parasitoids; V.K. Rashbrook, S.G. Compton & J.H. Lawton: Bracken and ants: why is there no mutualism?; D.A. Mackay & M.A. Whalen: Some associations between ants and euphorbs in tropical Australasia; References to part 3; Part 4: Symbiosis Between Plants and Ants: Brigitte Fiala, Ulrich Maschwitz, & Tho Yow Pong: The association between Nacaranga trees and ants in South-east Asia; John T. Longino: Azteca ants in Cecropia trees: taxonomy, colony structure, and behaviour; Diane W. Davidson & Brian L. Fisher: Symbiosis of ants with Cecropia as a function of light regime; Doyle McKey: Phylogenetic analysis of the evolution of a mutualism: Leonardoxa (Caesalpiniaceae) and its associated ants; Philip S. Ward: Phylogenetic analysis of pseudomyrmecine ants associated with domatia-bearing plants; David H. Benzing: Myrmecotropy: origins, operation and importance; Matthew Jebb: Cavity structure and function in the tuberous epiphytic Rubiaceae; D.K. Letourneau: Parasitism of ant-plant mutualisms and the novel case of Piper; Pierre Jolivet: Ants, plants, and beetles; a triangular relationsip; References to part 4; Part 5: Pollination, Ant-Exclusion, and Dispersal: Rod Peakall, Steven N. Handel, & Andrew J. Beattie: The evidence for, and importance of, ant pollination; Ray Harley: The greasy pole syndrome; M. Westoby, L. Hughes, & B.L. Rice: Seed dispersal by ants: comparing infertile with fertile soils; W.J. Bond, R. Yeaton, & W.D. Stock: Myrmecocheory in Cape fynbos; Carol C. Horvitz: Light environments, stage-structure, and dispersal syndromes of Costa Rican Marantacaea; Seigo Higashhi & Fuminori Ito: Ground beetles and seed dispersal of the myrmecochorous plant Trillium tschonoskii (Liliaceae); Alan N. Andersen: Seed harvesting by ants in Australia; References to part 5; Part 6: Ants, Vegetation, and the Future of Ant-Plant Research: Stanley R.J. Woodell & Timothy J. King: The influence of mound-building ants on British lowland vegetation; John E. Tobin: A neotropical, rainforest canopy, ant community: some ecological considerations; Alan N. Andersen: Parallels between ants and plants: implications for community ecology; Andrew J. Beattie: Problems outstanding in ant-plant interaction research; Index to scientific names; Subject index.
Show moreList of contributors; Camilla R. Huxley: Ants and plants: a diversity of interaction; Part 1: Antagonistic Interactions - The Leaf-Cutter Ants: D.J. Stradling: An introduction to the fungus-growing ants, Attini; R.J. Powell & D.J. Stradling: The selection and detoxification of plant material by fungus-growing ants; Jerome J. Howard: Resource quality and cost in the foraging of leaf-cutter ants; H.G. Fowler & Silvia Claver: Leaf-cutter ant assemblies: effects of latitude, vegetation, and behaviour; References to Part 1; Part 2: Ant-Plant Interactions Involving Herbivorous Insects: J.B. Whittaker: Effects of ants on temperate woodland trees; Rainer Rosengren & Liselotte Sundstrom: The interaction between red wood ants, Cinara aphids, and pines: a ghost of mutualism past?; J. Hall Cushman & John F. Addicott: Conditional interactions in ant-plant-herbivore mutualisms; Catherine M. Bristow: Why are so few aphids ant-tended?; S.G. Compton & H.G. Robertson: Effects of ant-homopteran systems on fig-figwasp interactions; N.E. Pierce, D.R. Nash, M. Baylis, & E.R. Carper: Variation in the attractiveness of lycaenid butterfly larvae to ants; P.J. DeVries: Evolutionary and ecological patterns in myrmecophilous riodinids; References to part 2; Part 3: Extrafloral Nectary-Mediated Interactions: Eugene W. Schupp & D.H. Feener, Jr.: Phylogeny, lifeform, and habitat dependence of ant-defended plants in a Panamanian forest; Paulo S. Oliveira & Carlos R.F. Brandao: The ant community associated with extrafloral nectaries in the Brazilian cerrados; Suzanne Koptur: Extrafloral nectaries of herbs and trees: modelling the interaction with ants and parasitoids; V.K. Rashbrook, S.G. Compton & J.H. Lawton: Bracken and ants: why is there no mutualism?; D.A. Mackay & M.A. Whalen: Some associations between ants and euphorbs in tropical Australasia; References to part 3; Part 4: Symbiosis Between Plants and Ants: Brigitte Fiala, Ulrich Maschwitz, & Tho Yow Pong: The association between Nacaranga trees and ants in South-east Asia; John T. Longino: Azteca ants in Cecropia trees: taxonomy, colony structure, and behaviour; Diane W. Davidson & Brian L. Fisher: Symbiosis of ants with Cecropia as a function of light regime; Doyle McKey: Phylogenetic analysis of the evolution of a mutualism: Leonardoxa (Caesalpiniaceae) and its associated ants; Philip S. Ward: Phylogenetic analysis of pseudomyrmecine ants associated with domatia-bearing plants; David H. Benzing: Myrmecotropy: origins, operation and importance; Matthew Jebb: Cavity structure and function in the tuberous epiphytic Rubiaceae; D.K. Letourneau: Parasitism of ant-plant mutualisms and the novel case of Piper; Pierre Jolivet: Ants, plants, and beetles; a triangular relationsip; References to part 4; Part 5: Pollination, Ant-Exclusion, and Dispersal: Rod Peakall, Steven N. Handel, & Andrew J. Beattie: The evidence for, and importance of, ant pollination; Ray Harley: The greasy pole syndrome; M. Westoby, L. Hughes, & B.L. Rice: Seed dispersal by ants: comparing infertile with fertile soils; W.J. Bond, R. Yeaton, & W.D. Stock: Myrmecocheory in Cape fynbos; Carol C. Horvitz: Light environments, stage-structure, and dispersal syndromes of Costa Rican Marantacaea; Seigo Higashhi & Fuminori Ito: Ground beetles and seed dispersal of the myrmecochorous plant Trillium tschonoskii (Liliaceae); Alan N. Andersen: Seed harvesting by ants in Australia; References to part 5; Part 6: Ants, Vegetation, and the Future of Ant-Plant Research: Stanley R.J. Woodell & Timothy J. King: The influence of mound-building ants on British lowland vegetation; John E. Tobin: A neotropical, rainforest canopy, ant community: some ecological considerations; Alan N. Andersen: Parallels between ants and plants: implications for community ecology; Andrew J. Beattie: Problems outstanding in ant-plant interaction research; Index to scientific names; Subject index.
Show moreList of contributors; Camilla R. Huxley: Ants and plants: a
diversity of interaction; Part 1: Antagonistic Interactions - The
Leaf-Cutter Ants: D.J. Stradling: An introduction to the
fungus-growing ants, Attini; R.J. Powell & D.J. Stradling: The
selection and detoxification of plant material by fungus-growing
ants; Jerome J. Howard: Resource quality and cost in the foraging
of leaf-cutter ants; H.G. Fowler & Silvia Claver: Leaf-cutter
ant
assemblies: effects of latitude, vegetation, and behaviour;
References to Part 1; Part 2: Ant-Plant Interactions Involving
Herbivorous Insects: J.B. Whittaker: Effects of ants on temperate
woodland trees; Rainer Rosengren &
Liselotte Sundstrom: The interaction between red wood ants, Cinara
aphids, and pines: a ghost of mutualism past?; J. Hall Cushman &
John F. Addicott: Conditional interactions in ant-plant-herbivore
mutualisms; Catherine M. Bristow: Why are so few aphids
ant-tended?; S.G. Compton & H.G. Robertson: Effects of
ant-homopteran systems on fig-figwasp interactions; N.E. Pierce,
D.R. Nash, M. Baylis, & E.R. Carper: Variation in the
attractiveness of lycaenid butterfly larvae to
ants; P.J. DeVries: Evolutionary and ecological patterns in
myrmecophilous riodinids; References to part 2; Part 3: Extrafloral
Nectary-Mediated Interactions: Eugene W. Schupp & D.H. Feener, Jr.:
Phylogeny, lifeform, and
habitat dependence of ant-defended plants in a Panamanian forest;
Paulo S. Oliveira & Carlos R.F. Brandao: The ant community
associated with extrafloral nectaries in the Brazilian cerrados;
Suzanne Koptur: Extrafloral nectaries of herbs and trees: modelling
the interaction with ants and parasitoids; V.K. Rashbrook, S.G.
Compton & J.H. Lawton: Bracken and ants: why is there no
mutualism?; D.A. Mackay & M.A. Whalen: Some associations between
ants and euphorbs in tropical
Australasia; References to part 3; Part 4: Symbiosis Between Plants
and Ants: Brigitte Fiala, Ulrich Maschwitz, & Tho Yow Pong: The
association between Nacaranga trees and ants in South-east Asia;
John T. Longino: Azteca ants
in Cecropia trees: taxonomy, colony structure, and behaviour; Diane
W. Davidson & Brian L. Fisher: Symbiosis of ants with Cecropia as a
function of light regime; Doyle McKey: Phylogenetic analysis of the
evolution of a mutualism: Leonardoxa (Caesalpiniaceae) and its
associated ants; Philip S. Ward: Phylogenetic analysis of
pseudomyrmecine ants associated with domatia-bearing plants; David
H. Benzing: Myrmecotropy: origins, operation and importance;
Matthew Jebb: Cavity structure and
function in the tuberous epiphytic Rubiaceae; D.K. Letourneau:
Parasitism of ant-plant mutualisms and the novel case of Piper;
Pierre Jolivet: Ants, plants, and beetles; a triangular
relationsip; References to
part 4; Part 5: Pollination, Ant-Exclusion, and Dispersal: Rod
Peakall, Steven N. Handel, & Andrew J. Beattie: The evidence for,
and importance of, ant pollination; Ray Harley: The greasy pole
syndrome; M. Westoby, L. Hughes, & B.L. Rice: Seed dispersal by
ants: comparing infertile with fertile soils; W.J. Bond, R. Yeaton,
& W.D. Stock: Myrmecocheory in Cape fynbos; Carol C. Horvitz: Light
environments, stage-structure, and dispersal syndromes of Costa
Rican Marantacaea;
Seigo Higashhi & Fuminori Ito: Ground beetles and seed dispersal of
the myrmecochorous plant Trillium tschonoskii (Liliaceae); Alan N.
Andersen: Seed harvesting by ants in Australia; References to part
5; Part 6: Ants,
Vegetation, and the Future of Ant-Plant Research: Stanley R.J.
Woodell & Timothy J. King: The influence of mound-building ants on
British lowland vegetation; John E. Tobin: A neotropical,
rainforest canopy, ant community: some ecological considerations;
Alan N. Andersen: Parallels between ants and plants: implications
for community ecology; Andrew J. Beattie: Problems outstanding in
ant-plant interaction research; Index to scientific names; Subject
index.
'contains important reviews and research papers covering topics
from leaf-cutter ants, ant-pollination, seed dispersal and
extrafloral nectaries, to plants which provide a rest site and
complete diet for symbiotic ants ... Also new techniques are
described for the analysis of mutualistic co-evolution.'
Ethology, Ecology & Evolution 4: 1992
'to any forester with an interest in and a basic knowledge of
woodland ant biology several of the articles provide a fascinating
insight into the latest developments in the field'
W.H. Parry, Forestry, Vol. 65, No. 3, 1992
`It presents an impressive amount of information on most aspects of
this prolific field of study and it will be a valuable benchmark
source for this topic.
`The book has a uniform and authoritative feel to it for which the
editors are to be congratulated. This is a conference volume but in
the best tradition of that genre, and it is strongly
recommended.'Annals of Botany
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