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Herbivorous Insects

Author : Sami Ahmad
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0323158242
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (231 download)

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Download or read book Herbivorous Insects written by Sami Ahmad and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2012-12-02 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Herbivorous Insects: Host-Seeking Behavior and Mechanisms addresses mechanisms of searching behavior leading ultimately to host location of herbivorous insects. It is divided into four sections, wherein the first two sections deal with neurophysiology and the diversity of behavioral induction cues. The third section covers the searching mechanisms as affected by insects' breadth of diet. The last part examines the evolutionary analysis of the behavioral and physiological adaptations in insect/host plant relations. This book starts with an introduction to the chemical sensory system as it relates to host selection in general. This is followed by considerable discussions on host-seeking behavior and allied patterns in behavior. This text also includes the study of oviposition behavior in butterflies belonging to Papilionidae. The third section presents host selection and colonization by three insects within the saprophage-predator continuum, namely, Hylurgopinus rufipes, Scolytus multistriatus, and Pissodes strobi. The behaviors by which certain oligophagous insects locate and select food plants are also considered. The concluding part addresses the unifying theme and the diversity of responses of phytophagous insects to plants. The book provides direction toward developing a unifying theme and improving the ability to unravel the complexities of insect/plant interactions. Behaviorists, ecologists, entomologists, evolutionary biologists, and physiologists will find this book invaluable.

Insect Herbivory

Author : Ian D. Hodkinson
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 86 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Insect Herbivory written by Ian D. Hodkinson and published by Springer. This book was released on 1982-10-21 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book attempts to summarize what we know about inseet-plant relationships without beeoming too involved with untestable hypo- theses. It is not intended to be eomprehensive and we have deliberately excluded diseussion of aquatie organisms and fungi. Our definition of inseet herbivores is intentionally broad. It includes all inseets whieh feed on plants, although we have emphasized those whieh feed primarily on the photosynthetie tissues. Some referenee is made to seed predation but pollination eeology is excluded. We thank Ors P.H. Smith and M. Luxton for their helpful eommenb on the manuseript but we accept full responsibility for any mistakes whieh may remain. Finally, we thank the various publishers and a uthor who gave us permission to use copyright material. 7 I Introduction The net primary produetion of the 300000 speeies of vaseular plant whieh inhabit the dry land surfaee of the earth has been estimated at 9 about 115 x 10 t per annum. This represents a massive resouree potentially available for exploitation by the herbivorous inseets, which themselves probably number in exeess of 500000 species.

Specialization, Speciation, and Radiation

Author : Kelley Jean Tilmon
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520251326
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Specialization, Speciation, and Radiation written by Kelley Jean Tilmon and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This volume captures the state-of-the-art in the study of insect-plant interactions, and marks the transformation of the field into evolutionary biology. The contributors present integrative reviews of uniformly high quality that will inform and inspire generations of academic and applied biologists. Their presentation together provides an invaluable synthesis of perspectives that is rare in any discipline."--Brian D. Farrell, Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University "Tilmon has assembled a truly wonderful and rich volume, with contributions from the lion's share of fine minds in evolution and ecology of herbivorous insects. The topics comprise a fascinating and deep coverage of what has been discovered in the prolific recent decades of research with insects on plants. Fascinating chapters provide deep analyses of some of the most interesting research on these interactions. From insect plant chemistry, behavior, and host shifting to phylogenetics, co-evolution, life-history evolution, and invasive plant-insect interaction, one is hard pressed to name a substantial topic not included. This volume will launch a hundred graduate seminars and find itself on the shelf of everyone who is anyone working in this rich landscape of disciplines."--Donald R. Strong, Professor of Evolution and Ecology, University of California, Davis "Seldom have so many excellent authors been brought together to write so many good chapters on so many important topics in organismic evolutionary biology. Tom Wood, always unassuming and inspired by living nature, would have been amazed and pleased by this tribute."--Mary Jane West-Eberhard, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Insect Herbivory

Author : I. Hodkinson
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400959516
Total Pages : 77 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Insect Herbivory written by I. Hodkinson and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Insects and Ecosystem Function

Author : W.W. Weisser
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 354074004X
Total Pages : 415 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book Insects and Ecosystem Function written by W.W. Weisser and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-05 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Insects are a dominant component of biodiversity in terrestrial ecosystems and play a key role in mediating the relationship between plants and ecosystem processes. This volume examines their effects on ecosystem functioning, focusing mainly, but not exclusively, on herbivorous insects. Renowned authors with extensive experience in the field of plant-insect interactions, contribute to the volume using examples from their own work.

Non-migratory Movement and the Distribution of Herbivorous Insects

Author : Peter M. Kareiva
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 626 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Non-migratory Movement and the Distribution of Herbivorous Insects written by Peter M. Kareiva and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Population Biology of Tropical Insects

Author : Allen M. Young
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1468411136
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (684 download)

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Book Synopsis Population Biology of Tropical Insects by : Allen M. Young

Download or read book Population Biology of Tropical Insects written by Allen M. Young and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book I have tried to bring together the major developments in the study of insect populations in tropical environments. In some ways, this task has been a difficult one because conceptually it is virtually impossible to limit a discussion of insect ecology to the tropics, since the same concepts, theories, and hypoth eses concerning the mechanisms by which habitats support insect populations often apply both to temperate and to tropical regions. Thus one might argue effectively that a book such as Peter Price's Insect Ecology represents a more comprehensive treatment of insect ecology, including the tropical aspects. Yet because there has been a tremendous amount of new study on insects in the tropics in recent years, and because there has also been a strong historical interest in tropical insects, judging from early museum expeditions and medically and agriculturally oriented studies of insects in the New and Old World tropics, I believe there is a place for a book dealing almost exclusively with tropical insects. But logically so, such a book by necessity incorporates data and informa tion from Temperate Zone studies, if for no other reason than because insights into the properties of tropical environments often emerge from compariso'ns of species, communities, or faunas between temperate and tropical regions. An understanding of insect populations in the tropics cannot be divorced from a consideration of Temperate Zone populations.

What Good Are Bugs? Insects in the Web of Life

Author : Gilbert WALDBAUER
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674044746
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book What Good Are Bugs? Insects in the Web of Life written by Gilbert WALDBAUER and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, the first to catalogue ecologically important insects by their roles, gives us an enlightening look at how insects work in ecosystems--what they do, how they live, and how they make life as we know it possible. Waldbauer combines anecdotes from entomological history with insights into the intimate workings of the natural world, describing the intriguing and sometimes amazing behavior of these tiny creatures. As entertaining as it is informative, this charmingly illustrated volume captures the full sweep of insects' integral place in the web of life.

Comparative Nutritional Ecology of Herbivorous Insects

Author : Jon Mark Scriber
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 634 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Comparative Nutritional Ecology of Herbivorous Insects written by Jon Mark Scriber and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Insect Herbivore-Host Dynamics

Author : A. F. G. Dixon
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781139441575
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (415 download)

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Book Synopsis Insect Herbivore-Host Dynamics by : A. F. G. Dixon

Download or read book Insect Herbivore-Host Dynamics written by A. F. G. Dixon and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-02-03 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Literature on the population dynamics of insect herbivores tends to favour a top-down regulation of abundance, owing much to the action of natural enemies. Originally published in 2005, this volume challenges this paradigm and argues that tree-dwelling species of aphids, through competition for resources, regulate their own abundance. The biology of tree-dwelling aphids is examined, particularly their adaptation to the seasonal development of their host plants. When host-plant quality is favourable, aphids, by telescoping generations, can achieve prodigious rates of increase which their natural enemies are unable to match. Using analyses of long-term population censuses and results of experiments, this book introduces students and research workers to insect herbivore-host dynamics using the interaction between aphids and trees as a model.

Predation and Mutualism in the Ecology of Herbivorous Insects on Bur Oak (Quercus Macrocarpa Michx.)

Author : Jeffrey Johnson Brokaw
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Predation and Mutualism in the Ecology of Herbivorous Insects on Bur Oak (Quercus Macrocarpa Michx.) written by Jeffrey Johnson Brokaw and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Cyanogenesis and the Herbivorous Insects of Bracken Fern (Pteridium Aquilinum)

Author : Ilse Harriet Schreiner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cyanogenesis and the Herbivorous Insects of Bracken Fern (Pteridium Aquilinum) written by Ilse Harriet Schreiner and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Chemical Ecology of Insects

Author : Jun Tabata
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1351230867
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (512 download)

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Download or read book Chemical Ecology of Insects written by Jun Tabata and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-01-29 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Insects have evolved very unique and interesting tactics using chemical signals to survive. Chemical ecology illustrates the working of the biological network by means of chemical analyses. Recent advances in analytical technology have opened the way to a better understanding of the more complicated and abyssal interactions of insects with other organisms including plants and microbes. This book covers recent research on insects and chemical communications and presents the current status about challenges faced by chemical ecologists for the management of pests in agriculture and human health.

The Effects of Vegetational Diversity on Herbivorous Insects and Associated Natural Enemies

Author : Deborah Kay Letourneau
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book The Effects of Vegetational Diversity on Herbivorous Insects and Associated Natural Enemies written by Deborah Kay Letourneau and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Encyclopedia of Insects

Author : Vincent H. Resh
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 9780080920900
Total Pages : 1168 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Insects written by Vincent H. Resh and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2009-07-22 with total page 1168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Awarded Best Reference by the New York Public Library (2004), Outstanding Academic Title by CHOICE (2003), and AAP/PSP 2003 Best Single Volume Reference/Sciences by Association of American Publishers' Professional Scholarly Publishing Division, the first edition of Encyclopedia of Insects was acclaimed as the most comprehensive work devoted to insects. Covering all aspects of insect anatomy, physiology, evolution, behavior, reproduction, ecology, and disease, as well as issues of exploitation, conservation, and management, this book sets the standard in entomology. The second edition of this reference will continue the tradition by providing the most comprehensive, useful, and up-to-date resource for professionals. Expanded sections in forensic entomology, biotechnology and Drosphila, reflect the full update of over 300 topics. Articles contributed by over 260 high profile and internationally recognized entomologists provide definitive facts regarding all insects from ants, beetles, and butterflies to yellow jackets, zoraptera, and zygentoma. * 66% NEW and revised content by over 200 international experts * New chapters on Bedbugs, Ekbom Syndrome, Human History, Genomics, Vinegaroons * Expanded sections on insect-human interactions, genomics, biotechnology, and ecology * Each of the 273 articles updated to reflect the advances which have taken place in entomology research since the previous edition * Features 1,000 full-color photographs, figures and tables * A full glossary, 1,700 cross-references, 3,000 bibliographic entries, and online access save research time * Updated with online access

Plant Resistance to Herbivores and Pathogens

Author : Robert S. Fritz
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226265537
Total Pages : 608 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (655 download)

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Download or read book Plant Resistance to Herbivores and Pathogens written by Robert S. Fritz and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1992-08-15 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part 1. Analysis and Inheritance of Resistance VariationChapters by George G. Kennedy and James D. Barbour; John A. Barrett; Ellen L. Simms and Mark A. Rausher; and Mary R. Berenbaum and Arthur R. ZangerlPart 2. Evolutionary Responses to Plant Resistance by Herbivores and PathogensChapters by Lawrence Wilhoit; Diana Pilson; Arthur E. Weis; and James Groth and Barbara ChristPart 3. Population and Community Responses to Plant Resistance VariationChapters by Richard Karban; A. Joseph Pollard; Robert S. Fritz; and J. Daniel HarePart 4. Evolution of Plant ResistanceRobert J. Marquis; Helen M. Alexander; Matthew A. Parker; Arthur R. Zangeri and Fahkri A. Bazzaz; Ellen L. Simms; and Janis AntonovicsReferences Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

History of Insects

Author : A.P. Rasnitsyn
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 140200026X
Total Pages : 524 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book History of Insects written by A.P. Rasnitsyn and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-05-29 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first single book to cover the whole of the fossil history of insects so comprehensively. The volume embraces subjects from the history of insect palaeontology to the diagnostic features of all insect orders, both extant and extinct.