All Flesh Is Grass

1. Front Matter

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2. Evolution of Plant Animal Relationship

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Evolution of Plant–Animal Interactions

      • Julian Chela-Flores, Maria Eugenia Montenegro, Nevio Pugliese, Vinod C. Tewari, Claudio Tuniz

      Pages 3-34

3. INSECTS INTERACTIONS

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 35-35

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   2. The Leaf-Cutting Ant–plant Interaction from a Microbial Ecology Perspective

      • Adriana Abril

      Pages 37-63

   3. Intestinal Spirochetes of Termites

      • Helmut KÖnig, Stefan Dröge

      Pages 65-89

   4. The Plant–Aphid Universe

      • David Iluz

      Pages 91-118

   5. Insect–Plant Interactions: The Gall Factor

      • Anantanarayanan Raman

      Pages 119-146

4. POLLINATION AND SEED DISPERSAL

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 147-147

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   2. Ants as Pollinators of Plants and the Role of Floral Scents

      • Michael Rostás, JÜrgen Tautz

      Pages 149-161

   3. Crop Pollination In Modern Agriculture

      • Arnon Dag

      Pages 163-181

   4. Bee Cognition And Crop Pollination: Proven And Potential Applications

      • Sharoni Shafir

      Pages 183-198

   5. Zoochory: The Dispersal Of Plants By Animals

      • David Iluz

      Pages 199-214

5. ANIMALS AND HUMANS INVOLVEMENT

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 215-215

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   2. Grazing Livestock, Our Connection to Grass: A Mediterranean Insight

      • Serge Yan Landau, Giovanni Molle

      Pages 217-236

   3. Herbivore–Plant Interactions and Desertification in Arid Lands

      • Walter G. Whitford, Yosef Steinberger

      Pages 237-256

   4. Microscopic In Size: Macroscopic In Impact. Diatom–Human Interactions

      • John Patrick Kociolek

      Pages 257-283

6. PLANT DEFENSES

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 285-285

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   2. Biochemical Plant Defenses Against Herbivores

      • C. Michael Smith

      Pages 287-310

   3. TheXanthiumGenus

      • Joseph Seckbach

      Pages 311-319

This new book takes us through a journey from early life to modern agriculture. The thirty eight authors present current studies on the interrelation of plants-animals. This topic has always fascinated man, as evidenced even by the first chapters of Genesis. The world of aqueous and terrestrial fauna appeared on early earth only after the flora covered the areas with the green pigmentation. Almost all life depends upon sunlight via the photosynthesis of the botanical world. We read abut the harnessing of bee pollination of crops to make it an essential component of modern agriculture endeavor. Some plants seduce insects for pollination by their appearance (e.g., disguised orchids entice visitors); there is the production of sweet nectar as a bribe in flowers to attract bees, butterflies, and honey-sucking birds. A particular outstanding phenomena are the carnivorous plants that have developed trapping and digesting systems of insects and higher animals.

• Apiculture
• Herbivory
• Pollination
• Symbioses
• Zoochory

From the reviews:

“All flesh is grass is a fascinating tome, and should appeal to anyone who has an interest in the broader aspects of botany, particularly the interconnections between plants … and other biota. It is abundantly illustrated throughout, with many colour images. … could be enjoyed by readers at all levels from first undergraduate. … more direct appeal to the teachers of those (under)graduates … . co-operative plant—animal associations tackled in this book provides the book’s real take-home message: species that work together, last longer.” (Nigel Chaffey, Annals of Botany, Vol. 108 (3), September, 2011)

• , The Mina & Everard Goodman Fac. of Life, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel

  Zvy Dubinsky

• University of Jerusalem, Efrat, Israel

  Joseph Seckbach

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