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UNINA9910818979703321 |
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Titolo |
Insect-fungal associations : ecology and evolution / / edited by Fernando E. Vega, Meredith Blackwell |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, c2005 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-029035-8 |
0-19-770140-X |
1-280-53400-1 |
0-19-803727-9 |
1-4237-8515-0 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (352 p.) |
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Collana |
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Oxford scholarship online |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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VegaFernando E |
BlackwellMeredith |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Fungi as biological pest control agents |
Insect pests - Biological control |
Fungi in agriculture |
Insect-fungus relationships |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Formerly CIP. |
Previously issued in print: 2005. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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