The ecology and evolution of inducible defenses
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The ecology and evolution of inducible defenses
（Princeton paperbacks）
Princeton University Press, c1999
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Bibliography: p. [323]-376
Includes index
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Description
Inducible defenses--those often dramatic phenotypic shifts in prey activated by biological agents ranging from predators to pathogens--are widespread in the natural world. Yet research on the inducible defenses used by vertebrates, invertebrates, and plants in terrestrial, marine, and freshwater habitats has largely developed along independent lines. Ralph Tollrian and Drew Harvell seek to change that here. By bringing together leading researchers from all fields to review common themes and explore emerging ideas, this book represents the most current and comprehensive survey of knowledge about the ecology and evolution of inducible defenses. Contributors examine organisms as different as unicellular algae and higher vertebrates, and consider defenses ranging from immune systems to protective changes in morphology, behavior, chemistry, and life history. The authors of the review chapters, case studies, and theoretical studies pinpoint unifying factors favoring the evolution of inducible defenses. Throughout, the volume emphasizes a multidisciplinary approach, integrating applied and theoretical ecology, evolution, genetics, and chemistry.
In addition, Harvell and Tollrian provide an introduction and a conclusion that review the current state of knowledge in the field and identify areas for future research. The contributors, in addition to the editors, are May Berenbaum, Arthur Zangerl, Johannes Jaremo, Juha Tuomi, Patric Nilsson, Anurag Agrawal, Richard Karban, Marcel Dicke, Ellen Van Donk, Miquel Lurling, Winfried Lampert, Simon Frost, John Gilbert, Hans-Werner Kuhlmann, Jurgen Kusch, Klaus Heckmann, Luc De Meester, Piotr Dawidowicz, Erik van Gool, Carsten Loose, Stanley Dodson, Christer Bronmark, Lars Pettersson, Anders Nilsson, Bradley Anholt, Earl Werner, Curtis Lively, Frederick Adler, Daniel Grunbaum, and Wilfried Gabriel.
Table of Contents
AcknowledgmentsList of ContributorsWhy Inducible Defenses?31Coping with Life as a Menu Option: Inducible Defenses of the Wild Parsnip102Adaptive Status of Localized and Systemic Defense Responses in Plants333Why Induced Defenses May Be Favored over Constitutive Strategies in Plants454Evolution of Induced Indirect Defense of Plants625Consumer-Induced Changes in Phytoplankton: Inducibility, Costs, Benefits, and the Impact on Grazers896The Immune System as an Inducible Defense1047Kairomone-Induced Morphological Defenses in Rotifers1278Predator-Induced Defenses in Ciliated Protozoa1429Ecology and Evolution of Predator-Induced Behavior of Zooplankton: Depth Selection Behavior and Diel Vertical Migration16010Inducible Defenses in Cladocera: Constraints, Costs, and Multipredator Environments17711Predator-Induced Defense in Crucian Carp20312Density-Dependent Consequences of Induced Behavior21813Complex Biotic Environments, Coloniality, and Heritable Variation for Inducible Defenses23114Developmental Strategies in Spatially Variable Environments: Barnacle Shell Dimorphism and Strategic Models of Selection24515Evolution of Forager Responses to Inducible Defenses25916Evolution of Reversible Plastic Responses: Inducible Defenses and Environmental Tolerance28617The Evolution of Inducible Defenses: Current Ideas306References323Index377
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