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All Flesh Is Grass

Plant-Animal Interrelationships

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  • © 2011

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Editors:
  1. Zvy Dubinsky

    1. , The Mina & Everard Goodman Fac. of Life, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel

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  2. Joseph Seckbach

    1. University of Jerusalem, Efrat, Israel

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  • Covering as diverse ecosystems as the sea, deserts and agroecosystems
  • Includes micro to ecosystem levels
  • Addresses evolutionary aspects of animal-plant relationships
  • Integrates biochemical through behavioural relationships

Part of the book series: Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology (COLE, volume 16)

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Evolution of Plant Animal Relationship

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Evolution of Plant–Animal Interactions

      • Julian Chela-Flores, Maria Eugenia Montenegro, Nevio Pugliese, Vinod C. Tewari, Claudio Tuniz
      Pages 3-34

  3. INSECTS INTERACTIONS

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 35-35
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    2. The Leaf-Cutting Ant–plant Interaction from a Microbial Ecology Perspective

      • Adriana Abril
      Pages 37-63

    3. Intestinal Spirochetes of Termites

      • Helmut KÖnig, Stefan Dröge
      Pages 65-89

    4. The Plant–Aphid Universe

      • David Iluz
      Pages 91-118

    5. Insect–Plant Interactions: The Gall Factor

      • Anantanarayanan Raman
      Pages 119-146

  4. POLLINATION AND SEED DISPERSAL

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 147-147
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    2. Ants as Pollinators of Plants and the Role of Floral Scents

      • Michael Rostás, JÜrgen Tautz
      Pages 149-161

    3. Crop Pollination In Modern Agriculture

      • Arnon Dag
      Pages 163-181

    4. Bee Cognition And Crop Pollination: Proven And Potential Applications

      • Sharoni Shafir
      Pages 183-198

    5. Zoochory: The Dispersal Of Plants By Animals

      • David Iluz
      Pages 199-214

  5. ANIMALS AND HUMANS INVOLVEMENT

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 215-215
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    2. Grazing Livestock, Our Connection to Grass: A Mediterranean Insight

      • Serge Yan Landau, Giovanni Molle
      Pages 217-236

    3. Herbivore–Plant Interactions and Desertification in Arid Lands

      • Walter G. Whitford, Yosef Steinberger
      Pages 237-256

    4. Microscopic In Size: Macroscopic In Impact. Diatom–Human Interactions

      • John Patrick Kociolek
      Pages 257-283

  6. PLANT DEFENSES

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 285-285
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    2. Biochemical Plant Defenses Against Herbivores

      • C. Michael Smith
      Pages 287-310

    3. TheXanthiumGenus

      • Joseph Seckbach
      Pages 311-319
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About this book

This new book takes us through a journey from early life to modern agriculture. The thirty eight authors present current studies on the interrelation of plants-animals. This topic has always fascinated man, as evidenced even by the first chapters of Genesis. The world of aqueous and terrestrial fauna appeared on early earth only after the flora covered the areas with the green pigmentation. Almost all life depends upon sunlight via the photosynthesis of the botanical world. We read abut the harnessing of bee pollination of crops to make it an essential component of modern agriculture endeavor. Some plants seduce insects for pollination by their appearance (e.g., disguised orchids entice visitors); there is the production of sweet nectar as a bribe in flowers to attract bees, butterflies, and honey-sucking birds. A particular outstanding phenomena are the carnivorous plants that have developed trapping and digesting systems of insects and higher animals.

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“All flesh is grass is a fascinating tome, and should appeal to anyone who has an interest in the broader aspects of botany, particularly the interconnections between plants … and other biota. It is abundantly illustrated throughout, with many colour images. … could be enjoyed by readers at all levels from first undergraduate. … more direct appeal to the teachers of those (under)graduates … . co-operative plant—animal associations tackled in this book provides the book’s real take-home message: species that work together, last longer.” (Nigel Chaffey, Annals of Botany, Vol. 108 (3), September, 2011)

Editors and Affiliations

  • , The Mina & Everard Goodman Fac. of Life, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel

    Zvy Dubinsky

  • University of Jerusalem, Efrat, Israel

    Joseph Seckbach

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