Insect Sex Pheromone Research and Beyond : From Molecules to Robots / edited by Yukio Ishikawa.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ishikawa, Yukio., Editor.

Series:

Entomology Monographs, 2522-526X

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Entomology.

Biochemistry.

Physiology.

Animal Biochemistry.

Animal Physiology.

Local Subjects:

Entomology.

Animal Biochemistry.

Animal Physiology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (X, 321 p. 84 illus., 31 illus. in color.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2020.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2020.

Summary:

This book provides a complete overview of cutting-edge research on insect sex pheromones and pheromone communication systems. The coverage ranges from the chemistry, biosynthesis, and reception of sex pheromones to the control of odor-source searching behavior, and from molecules to the application of research findings to robotics. The book both summarizes the progress of studies conducted using Bombyx mori and several groups of moths and reviews sex pheromones of some non-lepidopteran insect groups of agricultural importance. Attention is drawn to recent findings on elaborate neural information processing in the brain in male moths and to the importance of olfactory receptors specifically tuned to sex pheromone molecules. Featuring contributions from leading experts on the topic, this book will be a unique and valuable resource for researchers and students in the fields of entomology, chemical ecology, insect physiology and biochemistry, evolution, biomimetics, and bioengineering. In addition to researchers, general insect lovers will find the book fascinating for its descriptions of the marvelous abilities of insects and the underlying mechanisms involved.

Contents:

Aims and scope of this book

Part I. Chemistry of sex pheromones

Chapter 1. Chemical divergences in the sex pheromone communication systems in moths

Chapter 2. Sex pheromone communication system in hawk moths

Chapter 3. Sex pheromones of mealybugs: Implications for evolution and application

Chapter 4. Hybrid sex pheromone communication systems in seed beetles

Chapter 5. Pheromones in longhorn beetles with a special focus on contact pheromones

Part II. Biosynthesis of sex pheromones

Chapter 6. A sexy moth model—The molecular basis of sex pheromone biosynthesis in the silkmoth Bombyx mori

Chapter 7. Molecular bases for the biosynthesis of species-specific sex pheromones in the genus Ostrinia (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

Chapter 8. Epoxidases involved in the biosynthesis of type-II sex pheromones

Part III. Reception of sex pheromones

Chapter 9. Molecular mechanisms of sex pheromone reception in moths

Chapter 10. Evolutionary history of lepidopteran genes associated with sex pheromone recognition

Chapter 11. Application of olfactory detection systems in sensing technologies

Part IV. Mechanisms controlling behavior and its application to robotics

Chapter 12. Brain premotor centers for pheromone orientation behavior

Chapter 13. Coding and evolution of pheromone preference in moths

Chapter 13. Coding and evolution of pheromone preference in moths.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

981-15-3082-3