chapter 1 Historical Perspectives: Human Interactions with Clavicipitalean Fungi -- chapter 2 A Taxonomic Review of the Clavicipitaceous Anamorphs Parasitizing Nematodes and Other Microinvertebrates -- chapter 3 Clavicipitaceous Anamorphs -- chapter 4 The Plant-Infecting Clavicipitaleans -- chapter 5 Distinguishing Features of the Tribe Balansieae -- chapter 6 Taxonomy and Diversity of Epichloe¨ Endophytes -- chapter 7 Diversity and Speciation in Claviceps -- chapter 8 Nigrocornus scleroticus, a Common Old World Balansioid Fungus -- chapter 9 Processes of Species Evolution in Epichloe¨/Neotyphodium Endophytes of Grasses -- chapter 10 Interkingdom Host Shift in the Cordyceps Fungi -- chapter 11 The Evolutionary Strategy of Claviceps -- chapter 12 Secondary Metabolites of Clavicipitalean Fungi -- chapter 13 Molecular Genetics of Ergot Alkaloid Biosynthesis -- chapter 14 Genetic Manipulation of Clavicipitalean Endophytes -- chapter 15 Molecular Aspects of Host–Pathogen Interactions and Ergot Alkaloid Biosynthesis in Claviceps -- chapter 16 Ergot Alkaloid Toxicity -- chapter 17 Commercial Applications of Endophytic Fungi -- chapter 18 Use of Clavicipitalean Fungi for the Biological Control of Arthropod Pests -- chapter 19 Evidence for Nematode Defense in Symbiotic Grasses.