CiNii 図書 - Host-plant selection by phytophagous insects

This book focuses on the behaviour of host plant selection by plant-feeding insects. It describes the patterns of host use, the chemical features of plants that determine host selection, the physiology of insect sensory systems, and the insect behaviours, with an emphasis on mechanisms. The book also discusses genetic variability and the effects of experience, and it concludes with a review of the evolution of host plant ranges. This book is for everyone interested in plant-feeding insects, and should serve as a reference for undergraduates, graduate students, research scientists and agriculturists.

Patterns of host plant use
Plant chemicals that influence behaviour
Behaviour: the process of host-plant selection
Behaviour: the impact of ecology and physiology
Effects of experience
Genetic variation in host selection
Evolution of host range.

巻冊次: : pbk ISBN 9780412031311

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For more than 20 years insect/plant relations have been a focus for studies in ecology and evolution. The importance of insects as crop pests, and the great potential of insects for the biological control of weeds, have provided further impetus for work in this area. All this attention has resulted in books on various aspects of the topic, and reviews and research papers are abundant. So why write another book? It seems to us that, in the midst of all this activity, behavior has been neglected. We do not mean to suggest that there have not been admirable papers on behavior. The fact that we can write this book attests to that. But we feel that, too often, behavior is relegated to a back seat. In comparison to the major ecological and evolutionary questions, it may seem trivial. Yet the whole process of host-plant selection and host-plant specificity amongst insects depends on behavior, and selection for behavioral differences must be a prime factor in the evolution of host-plant specificity. In writing this book, we hope to draw attention to this central role of behavior and, hopefully, encourage a few students to attack some of the very difficult questions that remain unanswered.

Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Patterns of host-plant use. 2. Chemicals in plants. 3. Sensory systems. 4. Behavior: the process of host-plant selection. 5. Behavior: the impact of ecology and physiology. 6. Effects of experience. 7. Genetic variation in host selection. 8. Evolution of host range. Glossary. Taxonomic index. Subject index.

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