Obligate Pollination Mutualism
This book presents a comprehensive overview of our current understanding of mutualism origin, plant–pollinator specificity, mutualism stability, and reciprocal diversification. In particular, it focuses on the natural history and evolutionary history of t
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Makoto Kato Atsushi Kawakita Editors
Obligate Pollination Mutualism
Ecological Research Monographs
Series editor Yoh Iwasa
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Makoto Kato • Atsushi Kawakita Editors
Obligate Pollination Mutualism
Editors Makoto Kato Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies Kyoto University Kyoto, Japan
Atsushi Kawakita Center for Ecological Research Kyoto University Otsu, Shiga Japan
ISSN 2191-0707 ISSN 2191-0715 (electronic) Ecological Research Monographs ISBN 978-4-431-56530-7 ISBN 978-4-431-56532-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-4-431-56532-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017938280 © Springer Japan KK 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Front cover: A female Epicephala anthophilia moth actively depositing pollen on the pistil of a Glochidion acuminatum flower in a subtropical forest of Amami Island, Japan. Note that the proboscis, which the moth uses to pollinate, is coated with numerous pollen grains that the moth collected previously on a male flower. Photo by Atsushi Kawakita. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer Japan KK The registered company address is: Chiyoda First Bldg. East, 3-8-1 Nishi-Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0065, Japan
Preface
Organisms cannot live without interacting with other species of organisms, because each organism sits anywhere in a local food web, and because organisms utilizing similar food resource inevitably compete with each other. Although most interactions between a random pair of species are antagonistic, two intimately interacting species occasionally evolve to reduce the cost of the antagonistic interaction and occasionally become cooperative. Accordingly, we are stunned by the fact that the ecosystem is a network of innumerable mutual interactions.
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