▪ Abstract In this review, we discuss the ecological and evolutionary consequences of plant-
herbivore interactions in tropical forests. We note first that herbivory rates are higher in …

The pulp of fleshy fruits, with the soft, edible, nutritive tissues surrounding the seeds, is a
primary food resource for many frugivorous animals, notably mammals and birds, but also …

Nutrition has long been considered more the domain of medicine and agriculture than of the
biological sciences, yet it touches and shapes all aspects of the natural world. The need for …

This monumental text-reference places in clear persepctive the importance of nutritional
assessments to the ecology and biology of ruminants and other nonruminant herbivorous …

Synthesizing studies of parental care in a wide variety of animals, this book is the first
attempt to provide general answers to the following important questions: Why does the …

Differential fractionation of stable isotopes of carbon during photosynthesis causes C4
plants and C3 plants to have distinct carbon-isotope signatures. In addition, marine C3 …

Ecosystem ecologists traditionally have focused their attention on direct interactions among
species, particularly those interactions that control flows of energy and materials among …

We consider the role that key structural traits, such as spinescence, pubescence,
sclerophylly and raphides, play in protecting plants from herbivore attack. Despite the …

Summary 1 Nutrition influences most aspects of animal ecology: juvenile growth rates and
adult mass gain, body condition, probability of pregnancy, over‐winter survival, timing of …

A unique interdisciplinary overview of the way mammals reproduce, this volume synthesizes
research done by laboratory physiologists, behaviorists, population ecologists, and animal …