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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schoonhoven, L. M., author.

Loon, J. J. A. van, author.

Dicke, Marcel, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Insects--Food.

Insects.

Insect-plant relationships.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (441 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Formerly CIP.

Previous edition: London : Chapman & Hall, 1997.

Previously issued in print: 2005.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

1-383-02428-6

0-19-154582-1

1-280-75934-8

1-4356-1801-7

OCLC:

437109354