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Insect-plant biology /

Insect-Plant Biology uncovers the highly intricate antagonistic as well as mutualistic interactions that have evolved between plants and insects. The authors discuss the operation of these mechanisms at the molecular and organismal levels and explicitly put these in the context of both ecological in...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Schoonhoven, L. M.
Autres auteurs: Loon, J. J. A. van, Dicke, Marcel
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Édition:2nd ed.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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.