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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826649003321

Autore

Schoonhoven L. M

Titolo

Insect-plant biology / / Louis M. Schoonhoven, Joop J.A. van Loon, Marcel Dicke

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005

ISBN

1-383-02428-6

0-19-154582-1

1-280-75934-8

1-4356-1801-7

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (441 p.)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Altri autori (Persone)

LoonJ. J. A. van

DickeMarcel

Disciplina

595.717/85

Soggetti

Insects - Food

Insect-plant relationships

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Formerly CIP.

Previous edition: London : Chapman & Hall, 1997.

Previously issued in print: 2005.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Foreword to the second edition; Preface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition; Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 Herbivorous insects: something for everyone; 3 Plant structure: the solidity of anti-herbivore protection; 4 Plant chemistry: endless variety; 5 Plants as insect food: not the ideal; 6 Host-plant selection: how to find a host plant; 7 Host-plant selection: when to accept a plant; 8 Host-plant selection: variation is the rule; 9 The endocrine system of herbivores listens to host-plant signals; 10 Ecology: living apart together

11 Evolution: insects and plants forever in combat12 Insects and flowers: mutualism par excellence; 13 Insects and plants: how to apply our knowledge; Appendices; Taxonomic index; Author index; Subject index

Sommario/riassunto

This textbook offers descriptions of the biology of insect-plant interactions, mainly at the level of the organism and is illustrated throughout with numerous examples. This edition incorporates new developments resulting from advances in molecular plant and insect



biology.