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Invertebrate-Microbial Interactions : Ingested Fungal Enzymes in Arthropod Biology /
Arthropods that eat wood, foliage, and detritus have difficulty in digesting the cellulose in their food. A remarkable biological mechanism allows some species to overcome this problem: in eating fungal tissue they ingest cellulolytic enzymes that allow them to exploit the potential nutritive value...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Ithaca, NY :
Cornell University Press,
[2019]
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| Colección: | Explorations in Chemical Ecology : 32
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Arthropods that eat wood, foliage, and detritus have difficulty in digesting the cellulose in their food. A remarkable biological mechanism allows some species to overcome this problem: in eating fungal tissue they ingest cellulolytic enzymes that allow them to exploit the potential nutritive value of plant fiber. Michael M. Martin, a chemical ecologist, here describes his laboratory investigations that led to the discovery of this phenomenon and explores the insights they have produced. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (176 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9781501737138 9783110536171 |
| Acceso: | restricted access |