Insect-Plant Biology

Name: Insect-Plant Biology
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ISBN: 9780198525950

ISBN-10: 0198525958

ISBN-13: 9780198525950

Edition: 2nd 2005 (Revised)

Authors: Louis M. Schoonhoven, Joop J. A. van Loon, Marcel Dicke

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Half of all insect species are dependent on living plant tissues, consuming about 10% of plant annual production in natural habitats and an even greater percentage in agricultural systems, despite sophisticated control measures. Plants possess defences that are effective against almost all herbivorous insect species. Host-plant specialization, observed in over 80% of these animals, appears to be an effective adaptation to breach these defence systems. The mechanisms underlyingplant defence to invading herbivores on the one side, and insect adaptations to utilize plants for nutrition, defence and shelter on the other, are the main subjects of this book. For plants exposed to insect…

Book details

List price: $93.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/2/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 440
Size: 7.44" wide x 9.69" long x 0.89" tall
Weight: 2.046
Language: English




Introduction



Herbivorous insects: something for everyone



Plant structure: the solidity of anti-herbivore protection



Plant chemistry: endless variety



Plants as insect food: not the ideal



Host-plant selection: how to find a host plant



Host-plant selection: when to accept a plant



Host-plant selection: variation is the rule



The endocrine system of herbivores listens to host-plant signals



Ecology: living aPart together



Evolution: insects and plants forever in combat



Insects and flowers: mutualism par excellence



Insects and plants: how to apply our knowledge



Further reading



Structural formulae



Methodology


Taxonomic index


Author Index


Subject Index