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Vertical Food Web Interactions - Evolutionary Patterns and Driving Forces (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997)
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Vertical Food Web Interactions - Evolutionary Patterns and Driving Forces (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997)
Series: Ecological Studies, 130
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In the past years, much work has been carried out on either
life-history evolu tion or structure and function of food webs.
However, most studies dealt with only one of these areas and often
touched upon the other only marginally. In this volume, we try to
synthesize aspects of both disciplines and will concen trate on how
the interactions between organisms depend on their life-history
strategies. Since this is a very comprehensive topic, this volume
will focus on vertical interactions to remain within a clearly
arranged field. We present some scenaria based on life-history
variation of resource and consumer, and show how particular
patterns of life-history combinations will lead to particular
patterns in trophic relationships. We want to deal with the
selective forces underlying these patterns: the degree of
specificity of the consumers deter mines the dependence on its
resource, and its adaptation to the spatial and temporal
availability of the resource. In this respect, the spatial
structure of the resource and its "quality" may play an important
role. The impact of natural enemies is another important selective
force which may influence the evolu tion of interactions between
species and the structure of communities. Here, the acquirement of
an enemy-free space may provide selective adavantages. The
importance of the impact of enemies is also expressed by the
development of numerous and sometimes very subtle defense
strategies. This will be dem onstrated especially for various
aspects of chemical ecology."
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