Both positions are equally untestable. The basic trophic machinery of insects was in place nearly 100 million years before angiosperms appeared in the fossil record. The view that the coevolution of insects and plants began with the proliferation of angiosperms 120 million years ago needs to be revised, Labandeira says. Large, readable text, beautiful illustrations, very appealing book. Illustrations well integrated into the text.
Evolution extends into plant and animal sections.
However, the presentation of origins is less dogmatic than most of the reviewed texts. Chapter 1 gives the impression this is a health rather than a biology course. Illustrations are well integrated into text. Very heavy on dealing with environmental problems. Evolution runs throughout entire text.