Ecological Relationships of Plants and Animals

'As this book covers material that students will almost certainly find attractive, and deals with complex ideas in a simple, straightforward manner, I can thoroughly recommend it.' Times Higher Education Supplement 'The book offers an excellent synthesis at a university level of a subject which is among the richest in new acquisitions and stimulating evolutionistic problems.' Ethology Ecology & Evolution, No. 2, Vol. 4, 1992

• EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY: Adaptation and natural selection; Testing hypotheses in evolutionary ecology; A GREEN EARTH AND ITS ENEMIES: HERBIVORY: Plant defence and animal offense; Ecology of herbivory; MUTUALISMS: UNEASY PARTNERSHIPS: Mechanics of mutualism; Ecology of mutualism; Natural selection and mutualism; ANCIENT AND MODERN COMMUNITIES: Ancient communities; Plants and animals in modern communities.