Effects of Resource Distribution on Animal–Plant Interactions

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Preface, Pages ix-xi
1 - Natural Variability in Plants and Animals, Pages 1-12, Mark D. Hunter, Peter W. Price
2 - The Impact of Resource Variation on Population Quality in Herbivorous Insects: A Critical Aspect of Population Dynamics, Pages 13-42, Mary Carol Rossiter
3 - Small-Mammal Herbivores in a Patchy Environment: Individual Strategies and Population Responses, Pages 43-74, Richard S. Ostfeld
4 - Plant Genotype: A Variable Factor in Insect–Plant Interactions, Pages 75-111, Arthur E. Weis, Diane R. Campbell
5 - Nectar Distributions, Pollinator Behavior, and Plant Reproductive Success, Pages 113-138, Beverly J. Rathcke
6 - Plant Resources as the Mechanistic Basis for Insect Herbivore Population Dynamics, Pages 139-173, Peter W. Price
7 - Factoring Natural Enemies into Plant Tissue Availability to Herbivores, Pages 175-197, Jack C. Schultz
8 - Resource Limitation on Insect Herbivore Populations, Pages 199-241, Takayuki Ohgushi
9 - Bottom-Up versus Top-Down Regulation of Vertebrate Populations: Lessons from Birds and Fish, Pages 243-286, James R. Karr, Michele Dionne, Isaac J. Schlosser
10 - Interaction within Herbivore Communities Mediated by the Host Plant: The Keystone Herbivore Concept, Pages 287-325, Mark D. Hunter
11 - Loose Niches in Tropical Communities: Why Are There So Few Bees and So Many Trees?, Pages 327-354, David W. Roubik
12 - How Do Fruit- and Nectar- Feeding Birds and Mammals Track Their Food Resources?, Pages 355-391, Theodore H. Fleming
13 - Inter- and Intraspecific Morphological Variation in Bumblebee Species, and Competition in Flower Utilization, Pages 393-427, Tamiji Inoue, Makoto Kato
14 - The Thermal Environment as a Resource Dictating Geographic Patterns of Feeding Specialization of Insect Herbivores, Pages 429-466, J. Mark Scriber, Robert C. Lederhouse
Author Index, Pages 467-487
Subject Index, Pages 489-494
Taxnomic Index, Pages 495-505