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Book SynopsisInducible defenses are widespread in the natural world. This book represents the survey of knowledge about the ecology and evolution of inducible defenses. It examines organisms as unicellular algae and higher vertebrates, and considers defenses ranging from immune systems to protective changes in morphology, behavior and life history.
Trade Review"The book does an excellent job of summarizing what is known about induced defenses."
—Robert T. Paine, University of Washington"-A state-of-the-art survey of the empirical and theoretical knowledge about inducible defenses."
—Marc Mangel, University of California, Davis"The editors have done an excellent job of drawing together a collection of authors representing a wide range of disciplines."
—Mark D. Rausher, Duke UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsList of ContributorsWhy Inducible Defenses?31Coping with Life as a Menu Option: Inducible Defenses of the Wild Parsnip102Adaptive Status of Localized and Systemic Defense Responses in Plants333Why Induced Defenses May Be Favored over Constitutive Strategies in Plants454Evolution of Induced Indirect Defense of Plants625Consumer-Induced Changes in Phytoplankton: Inducibility, Costs, Benefits, and the Impact on Grazers896The Immune System as an Inducible Defense1047Kairomone-Induced Morphological Defenses in Rotifers1278Predator-Induced Defenses in Ciliated Protozoa1429Ecology and Evolution of Predator-Induced Behavior of Zooplankton: Depth Selection Behavior and Diel Vertical Migration16010Inducible Defenses in Cladocera: Constraints, Costs, and Multipredator Environments17711Predator-Induced Defense in Crucian Carp20312Density-Dependent Consequences of Induced Behavior21813Complex Biotic Environments, Coloniality, and Heritable Variation for Inducible Defenses23114Developmental Strategies in Spatially Variable Environments: Barnacle Shell Dimorphism and Strategic Models of Selection24515Evolution of Forager Responses to Inducible Defenses25916Evolution of Reversible Plastic Responses: Inducible Defenses and Environmental Tolerance28617The Evolution of Inducible Defenses: Current Ideas306References323Index377
