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Endophytic fungi are common and diverse in plants. Yet the nature of their interactions with host plants, and how these interactions cascade upward to communities and ecosystems, is largely unknown. In the first book of its kind, Gregory P. Cheplick and Stanley H. Faeth synthesize existing studies of endophyte-grass symbioses within the context of modern ecological and evolutionary concepts. The authors cover a broad range of topics including the effects of endophytes on herbivory, host growth, physiology, reproduction, and competitive ability in a variety of grasses and environments. Clearly and engagingly written, Ecology and Evolution of the Grass-Endophyte Symbiosis highlights the most essential aspects of symbiosis ecology and evolution while suggesting avenues for future research.

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I was impressed by the coverage of this book and the objective assessment of our knowledge. * British Ecological Society Bulletin *

I was impressed by the coverage of this book and the objective assessment of our knowledge. British Ecological Society Bulletin

This synthesis does an excellent job of both pulling together the work already done and highlighting the gaps, to facilitate a next generation of such studies. For readers with a particular interest in grass-endophyte symbioses, or for budding scientists considering delving into these systems, the book will serve as an indispensable resource. -- Evolution An excellent textbook on the ecology and evolution of the widespread symbiosis between leaf endophytes, vertically transmitted sexual fungi, and grasses. This book succeeds in showing that the symbioses between grasses and endophytes can play important, but often overlooked, roles in terrestrial ecosystems, and that future research - mainly with wild grasses naturally infected with fungal endophytes - is necessary. --Quarterly Review of Biology As two of the top researchers in the field, Cheplick and Faeth bring a wealth of personal experience and insight to their subject. The book simultaneously provides enlightened perspective and critical assessment for those of us already working in this field, and a brilliant introduction for those just entering. This book will be a 'must have' for ecologists and pastoral agricultural scientists, and will be extremely appealing to the broader community of researchers working on plant-microbe interactions. -- Jonathan Newman, Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental Biology, University of Guelph Although ecological, evolutionary, mycological, and agronomical studies involving fungal endophytes in grasses have proliferated within past decades, this field has lacked an authoritative and synthetic monograph. Ecology and Evolution of the Grass-Endophyte Symbiosis will fill the gap, standing alone as the source for anyone with a beginning interest, and as a standard reference for practitioners. -- Kari Saikkonen, Kevo Subarctic Research Institute, Turku University, Finland

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Gregory P. Cheplick is Professor of Biology at the College of Staten Island of the City University of New York. Stanley H. Faeth is Professor and Head of Biology at the University of North Carolina - Greensboro. Books by the same authors: Population Biology of Grasses |a G. P. Cheplick The Living World: A Laboratory Manual |a S. H. Faeth and A. T. Smith

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