Plant-Provided Food for Carnivorous Insects

'The book is a useful contribution for enlarging the published knowledge about general plant-insect interactions, with emphasis on the interactions at more trophic levels than is usually considered. The text is logically divided into a short introduction and three specialized parts ... The structure of the book is straightforward: two chapters are devoted to branching processes overview, followed by more theoretical parts about models, and ending with three chapters full of examples and real data. The book can be used by many researchers and graduate students working on population dynamics ... I appreciate that the text is written with respect to students and that the language used is also friendly for non-native English speaking readers. Thus this book is a good way to start understanding speciation. The target group, however, is not only students or evolutionary ecologists; I can also recommend this book to each institutional/university library and to many population biologists.' Jitka Vilimova, Charles University '...provides a novel perspective on plant-herbivore-carnivore relationships ... a timely review for entomologists and biological control specialists interested in the evolutionary and ecological importance of omnivorous multitrophic interactions. Its exhaustive literature review could be helpful to graduate students and researchers interested in food-web ecology in both natural and managed systems.' Environmental Entomology Extremely interesting and well-written...Extensive references and figures are included...Highly recommended. CHOICE, R.C. Graves, emeritus, Bowling Green State University This edited book is the most comprehensive treatment to date on the ecology of plant-carnivore mutualisms.... The editors ... have brought together an impressive group of scientists who have each contributed substantially to our knowledge of plant-carnivore biology.... The chapters are ... well written.... Plant-provided food for carnivorous insects will be an important resources for biologists hoping to contribute to this field. EcologyMarc T. J. Johnson, University of Toronto ...an interesting and comprehensive treatment of the plant-carnivore mutualism. Plant Science Bulletin This book is a timely review for entomologists and biological control specialists interested in the evolutionary and ecological importance of omnivorous multitrophic interactions. Its exhaustive literature review could be helpful to graduate students and researchers interested in food-web ecology in both natural and managed systems. Fabian D. Menalled and Richard G. Smith, Entomological Society of America