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Description: |
192 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Mammalian herbivore optimal foraging and role of plant defenses / G.E. Belovsky, O.J. Schmitz -- Herbivory: dilemma of foraging in spatially heterogeneous food environment / E.A. Laca, M. Demment -- Chemical basis of plant defense / J.B. Harborne -- Plant secondary metabolites, biochemical coevolution with herbivores / W.J. Freeland -- Controls over allocation of resources by woody plants to chemical antiherbivore defense / J.P. Bryant et al. |
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Contents: Physiological strategies of mammalian herbivores against plant defenses / C. McArthur et al. -- Chemical aspects of herbivory in boreal forest -- feeding by small rodents, hares, and cervids / J. Tahvanainen -- Digestive and metabolic strategies of arboreal folivores in relation to chemical defenses in temperate and tropical forests / S.J. Cork, W.J. Foley -- Chemical aspects of herbivory in arid and semiarid habitats / M. Meyer, W.H. Karasov. |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Summary: This volume summarizes what is currently known about mammalian herbivore-plant interaction, particularly as governed by plant secondary chemistry, and suggests productive avenues for future research. Topics covered include foraging theory and plant chemistry in mammal herbivory; the evolution of herbivory in relation to plant defenses; factors controlling resource allocation to defenses in plants; mechanisms by which herbivorous mammals can counter plant defenses to gain necessary energy and nutrients; and herbivory in deserts, temperate and tropical forests, and boreal forests. Wildlife biologists, agriculturalists, physiologists, nutritionists, ecologists, evolutionary biologists and other researchers interested in mammalian herbivore-plant interaction will find a tremendous store of useful information in this unique book. |