Section 1
1: Judith L. Bronstein: The Study of Mutualism
2: Angela E Douglas: The Special Case of Symbioses: Mutualisms with
Persistent Contact
Section 2
3: George D. Weiblen and Erin L. Treiber: Evolutionary Origins and
Diversification of Mutualism
4: Erol Akçay: Evolutionary Models of Mutualism
5: Carina A. Baskett and Douglas W. Schemske: Evolution and
Genetics of Mutualism
6: Joel L. Sachs: The Exploitation of Mutualisms
7: Bruce Anderson: Coevolution in Mutualisms
Section 3
8: J. Nathaniel Holland: Population Ecology of Mutualism
9: Todd M. Palmer, Elizabeth G. Pringle, Adrian Stier and Robert D.
Holt: Mutualism in a Community Context
10: Jason D. Hoeksema and Emilio M. Bruna: Context-Dependent
Outcomes of Mutualistic Interactions
11: Jordi Bascompte and Jens M. Olesen: Mutualistic Networks
12: Nancy Collins Johnson: Mutualisms and Ecosystem Level
Processes
Section 4
13: E. Toby Kiers, Anthony R. Ives and Atsushi Kawakita: Global
Change and Mutualisms
14: Rachael Winfree, Molly MacLeod, Tina Harrison, and Daniel P.
Cariveau: Conserving and Restoring Mutualisms
Judith L. Bronstein is University Distinguished Professor of
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, with a joint appointment in the
Department of Entomology, at the University of Arizona. She has
published over 100 papers, primarily on mutualism; in addition to
her studies on pollination and protection mutualisms, she has
worked to develop a conceptual framework for this field since
receiving her PhD. An award-winning instructor, she teaches ecology
at both the
undergraduate and graduate levels. She is currently Editor-in-Chief
of The American Naturalist and Advisory Editor for Oxford
Bibliographies Online: Ecology. She received the Distinguished
Service Award from
the National Science Foundation in 2008.
It is difficult for any one person to provide an overview of
mutualism biology, but Judith Bronstein has assembled a formidable
team of authors for this edited volume, all experts in their field,
who largely succeed in providing a snapshot of the state of the art
of mutualism research. The inclusion of numerous information boxes
by additional authors provides extra depth and supplementary
viewpoints that increase the usefulness of the book.[...] highly
relevant for general conservation biology, given the increasing
recognition of the frequency of mutualistic interactions in the
wild and how they shape both ecosystems and the life histories of
particular species.
*David Nash, Conservation Biology*
[T]his book is an impressive and important contribution to the
field and I enthusiastically recommend it to readers [...]. This
book will be particularly beneficial to graduate students
developing ideas for independent research. It will also likely
serve as the go-to reference for both basic and applied
professionals who study species interactions. The engaging and
clear language used throughout the book make it an accessible
resource for public audiences and undergraduates as well. I look
forward to reading about the research inspired by Mutualism.
*Ecological Restoration Journal*
The book presents interesting, detailed information ...
Recommended.
*D. A. Brass, CHOICE*
One of the pleasures of reading Judith Bronsteinâs marvelous new
book is seeing that mutualism is no longer a problem. The apparent
contradictions between what clearly is, and what ought to be, have
by and large been resolved. There are not only solutions for
mutualismâs existence problem, but a wide array of new concepts,
methods, and tools that take biologists in exciting new directions.
The book both summarizes and moves beyond recent discoveries,
suggesting fundamental questions to occupy both the next generation
of students and those of us of less tender years.
*Doug Boucher, Integrative and Comparative Biology*
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