Insect-plant biology :
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TextPublication details: London ; New York : Chapman & Hall, 1998Edition: 1st edDescription: x, 409 : ill. (some col.), mapsISBN: 0412804808; 9780412804809 ; 0412587009 ; 9780412587009Subject(s): Insects | Insect-plant relationshipsDDC classification: 574.5 Online resources: Click here to access online | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Foreword / Richard Southwood --
1. Introduction --
2. Herbivorous insects: something for everyone --
3. Plant chemistry: endless variety --
4. Plants as insect food: not the ideal --
5. Host-plant selection: how to find a host plant --
6. Host-plant selection: when to accept a plant --
7. Host-plant selection: why insects do not behave normally --
8. The endocrine system of herbivores listens to host-plant signals --
9. Ecology: living apart together --
10. Evolution: who drives whom? --
11. Insects and flowers: the beauty of mutualism --
12. Insects and plants: how to apply our knowledge --
App. B. Structural formulae of selected secondary plant substances
This textbook aims to describe the biology of insect-plant interactions, mainly at the level of the organism.
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