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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777659303321

Titolo

Insect-fungal associations [[electronic resource] ] : ecology and evolution / / edited by Fernando E. Vega, Meredith Blackwell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, c2005

ISBN

0-19-770140-X

1-280-53400-1

0-19-803727-9

1-4237-8515-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (352 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

VegaFernando E

BlackwellMeredith

Disciplina

632/.96

Soggetti

Fungi as biological pest control agents

Insect pests - Biological control

Fungi in agriculture

Insect-fungus relationships

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction: Seven Wonders of the Insect-Fungus World; 1. Phylogenetics of the Insect Pathogenic Genus Beauveria; 2. Phylogeography of Metarhizium, an Insect Pathogenic Fungus; 3. Interactions between Entomopathogenic Fungi and Arthropod Natural Enemies; 4. Ecology and Evolution of Fungal Endophytes and Their Roles against Insects; 5. The Fungal Roots of Microsporidian Parasites; 6. Fungal Biotrophic Parasites of Insects and Other Arthropods; 7. Reciprocal Illumination: A Comparison of Agriculture in Humans and in Fungus-growing Ants

8. Evolutionary Dynamics of the Mutualistic Symbiosis between Fungus-Growing Termites and Termitomyces Fungi9. The Role of Yeasts as Insect Endosymbionts; 10. The Beetle Gut as a Habitat for New Species of Yeasts; 11. Ecology and Evolution of Mycophagous Bark Beetles and Their Fungal Partners; Conclusion: Symbioses, Biocomplexity, and Metagenomes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z



Sommario/riassunto

There is a significant interest in using fungi as biocontrol agents for insect pests in agricultural systems, and also in the basic biology of insect-fungal associations from the perspective of parasitism, symbiosis, and infection. This book covers important topics in this field.