Mutualism

Judith L. Bronstein, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary, University of Arizona, USA

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.

Section 1
1. The Study of Mutualism, Judith L. Bronstein
2. The Special Case of Symbioses: Mutualisms with Persistent Contact, Angela E Douglas
Section 2
3. Evolutionary Origins and Diversification of Mutualism, George D. Weiblen and Erin L. Treiber
4. Evolutionary Models of Mutualism, Erol Akcay
5. Evolution and Genetics of Mutualism, Carina A. Baskett and Douglas W. Schemske
6. The Exploitation of Mutualisms, Joel L. Sachs
7. Coevolution in Mutualisms, Bruce Anderson
Section 3
8. Population Ecology of Mutualism, J. Nathaniel Holland
9. Mutualism in a Community Context, Todd M. Palmer, Elizabeth G. Pringle, Adrian Stier and Robert D. Holt
10. Context-Dependent Outcomes of Mutualistic Interactions, Jason D. Hoeksema and Emilio M. Bruna
11. Mutualistic Networks, Jordi Bascompte and Jens M. Olesen
12. Mutualisms and Ecosystem Level Processes, Nancy Collins Johnson
Section 4
13. Global Change and Mutualisms, E. Toby Kiers, Anthony R. Ives and Atsushi Kawakita
14. Conserving and Restoring Mutualisms, Rachael Winfree, Molly MacLeod, Tina Harrison, and Daniel P. Cariveau