Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Origins and early evolution of ant–plant mutualisms
- 3 Plant protection by direct interaction
- 4 Plant protection by indirect interaction
- 5 Myrmecotrophy
- 6 The dispersal of seeds and fruits by ants
- 7 Ant pollination
- 8 Food rewards for ant mutualists
- 9 Variation and evolution of ant–plant mutualisms
- References
- Index
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Origins and early evolution of ant–plant mutualisms
- 3 Plant protection by direct interaction
- 4 Plant protection by indirect interaction
- 5 Myrmecotrophy
- 6 The dispersal of seeds and fruits by ants
- 7 Ant pollination
- 8 Food rewards for ant mutualists
- 9 Variation and evolution of ant–plant mutualisms
- References
- Index
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- The Evolutionary Ecology of Ant–Plant Mutualisms , pp. 177 - 182Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1985