Insect-Plant Biology

We live in a green world; the organisms that Although they disclaim a complete review, dominate our view are plants. Yet virtually which would be well beyond the scope of any thing other than a series of volumes, they have everywhere that there is a plant there will sampled the full diversity of exi [...]
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We live in a green world; the organisms that Although they disclaim a complete review, dominate our view are plants. Yet virtually which would be well beyond the scope of any thing other than a series of volumes, they have everywhere that there is a plant there will sampled the full diversity of existing knowl be insects. Though largely unnoticed, they consume on average about 10% of plants' edge - a reflection of their own familiarity resources. The shift of energy from plants to with the subject. In successive chapters they insects rivals in scale mankind's own demands lead logically from the composition of plants, through the coming together of insects and on the photosynthesizing world. Hence in sects most generally come to human notice by plants to the ecology and evolution of these competing with us, by eating our crops. Thus links. In each section the generality of the pattern is revealed, but none of the intricate insect-plant relationships are fundamental to agricultural science and much research in this variation is hidden. area sought, quite simply, to reduce pest The composition of plants is superficially so damage. However, in the last half century similar, but in fact there is endless variation. many biologists have recognized that this Both features have contributed to the patterns subject also provides excellent model systems we see in the physiology and ecology of this for investigating fundamental aspects of relationship."