Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Mutualism, Antiherbivore Defense, and Trophic Cascades: <Emphasis Type="Italic">Piper</Emphasis> Ant-Plants as a Mesocosm for Experimentation

Chapter 3 Pollination Ecology and Resource Partitioning in Neotropical Pipers

Chapter 4 Dispersal Ecology of Neotropical Piper Shrubs and Treelets

Chapter 5 Biogeography of Neotropical Piper

Chapter 6 Faunal Studies in Model <Emphasis Type="Italic">Piper</Emphasis> spp. Systems, with a Focus on Spider-Induced Indirect Interactions and Novel Insect-<Emphasis Type="Italic">Piper</Emphasis> Mutualisms

Chapter 8 Kava (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Piper methysticum</Emphasis>): Growth in Tissue Culture and <Emphasis Type="Italic">In Vitro</Emphasis> Production of Kavapyrones

Chapter 9 Phylogenetic Patterns, Evolutionary Trends, and the Origin of Ant—Plant Associations in Piper section Macrostachys : Burger’s Hypotheses Revisited

Chapter 10 Current Perspectives on the Classification and Phylogenetics of the Genus <Emphasis Type="Italic">Piper</Emphasis> L.

Chapter 11 Future Research in <Emphasis Type="Italic">Piper</Emphasis> Biology