Invertebrate-Microbial Interactions : Ingested Fungal Enzymes in Arthropod Biology / Michael M. Martin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martin, Michael M., Author.

Series:

Explorations in Chemical Ecology Series

Explorations in Chemical Ecology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Herpetology.

Nature Guides & Natural History.

Local Subjects:

Herpetology.

Nature Guides & Natural History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (176 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword

Preface

1. The Digestion of Plant Cell Wall Polysaccharides; Insect- Microbial Interactions; and Symbiosis

2. Acquired Enzymes in the Fungus-Growing Termite Macrotermes natalensis

3. Acquired Enzymes in the Siricid Woodwasp Sirey cyaneus

4. Acquired Enzymes in Detritivores

5. Acquired Enzymes in Cerambycid Beetles

6. The Symbiosis between the Attine Ants and the Fungi They Culture in Their Nests

References

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)

ISBN:

1-5017-3713-9

OCLC:

1178770246