Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 412 pages, 3 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) |
Series |
Mycology series ; 27 |
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Mycology series ; v. 27.
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Contents |
Front cover; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Editors; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Part I: Overview of Mutualistic Associations and Defense; Chapter 1. Introduction: Symbiosis, Defensive Mutualism, and Variations on the Theme; Chapter 2. Defensive Mutualism and Grass Endophytes: Still Valid after All These Years?; Chapter 3. Overview of Defensive Mutualism in the Marine Environment; Part II: Prokaryotic Defensive Symbionts; Chapter 4. Microbial Symbionts for Defensive and Competition among Ciliate Hosts; Chapter 5. Bacterial Chemical Defenses of Marine Animal Hosts |
Summary |
Anemones and fish, ants and acacia trees, fungus and trees, buffaloes and oxpeckers - each of these unlikely duos is an inimitable partnership in which the species' coexistence is mutually beneficial. This book includes ecological and biological information on defensive mutualisms, explores how they function, and evaluates how they have evolved |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Endophytic fungi.
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Mutualism (Biology)
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Symbiosis.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Mycology.
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Endophytic fungi
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Mutualism (Biology)
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Symbiosis
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
White, James F. (James Francis), 1953-
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Torres, Mónica S.
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ISBN |
9781420069327 |
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1420069322 |
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