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_beng
_erda
_cUkCbUP
050 0 0 _aQH548.3
_b.S73 2008
082 0 4 _a595.79617852
_222
100 1 _aStadler, Bernhard,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aMutualism :
_bants and their insect partners /
_cBernhard Stadle, Anthony F.G Dixon.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2008.
300 _a1 online resource (viii, 219 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505 0 _aThe scope of the problem -- Historical perspective -- Theories on mutualism -- Mutualisms between ants and their partners -- A special case: aphids and ants -- Multitrophic-level interactions -- Prospects and conclusions.
520 _aA 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 two partners, but can also have consequences for higher levels of organization. By linking theory to case studies, the authors present an integrated account of processes and patterns of mutualistic interactions at different levels of organisation, from individuals to communities to ecosystems. Interactions between ants and their insect partners and their outcomes are explained from a resource-based, cost-benefit perspective. Covering a fascinating and growing subject in modern ecology, this book will be of interest to community and evolutionary ecologists and entomologists, at both research and graduate student level.
650 0 _aMutualism (Biology)
650 0 _aAnts
_xEcology.
650 0 _aMutualism (Biology)
_vCase studies.
700 1 _aDixon, A. F. G.
_q(Anthony Frederick George),
_eauthor.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9780521860352
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511542176
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