A summary of the diverse communication systems between plants and animals. This book explains the theoretical foundations of communication and applies themto the diverse processes in which plants can act as prey or predators of animals. It lays out fundamental concepts such as deception, reliability, and camouflage and explains their evolution. INDICE: Preface; 1: Communication and the Evolution of Plant-Animal Interactions; 2: Animal Sensory Ecology and Plant Biochemistry; 3: Animals as Seed Dispersers; 4: Visual Communication in Fleshy Fruits; 5: Evolutionary Ecology of Non-Visual Fruit Traits; 6: Flower Signals and Pollination; 7: The Potentialfor Leaf Colouration to Communicate to Animals; 8: Plant Crypsis, Aposematism, and Mimicry; 9: Chemical Communication by Plants about Herbivores; 10: Sensory Aspects of Carnivorous Plants; 11: Final Thoughts; Glossary; References; Index
- ISBN: 978-0-19-956359-3
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 320
- Fecha Publicación: 01/04/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés