Overview

This volume presents the latest research on herbivores, aquatic and terrestrial mammals and insects. The Second Edition, written almost entirely by new authors, effectively complements the initial work. It includes advances in molecular biology and microbiology, ecology, and evolutionary theory that have been achieved since the first edition was published in 1979. The book also incorporates relatively new methodologies in the area of molecular biology, like protein purification and gene cloning. Volume II, Ecological and Evolutionary Processes, also opens up entirely new subjects: The discussions of interactions have expanded to include phenomena at higher trophic levels, such as predation and microbial processing and other environmental influences. Both this and Volume I, The Chemical Participants, will be of interest to chemists, biochemists, plant and insect ecologists, evolutionary biologists, physiologists, entomologists, and agroecologists interested in both crop and animal science.

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Author:   Gerald A. Rosenthal (University of Kentucky, Lexington, U.S.A.) ,  May R. Berenbaum (University of Illinois, Urbana, U.S.A.)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.860kg
ISBN:  

9780125971843

ISBN 10:   0125971842
Pages:   493
Publication Date:   07 August 1992
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

P. Feeny, The Evolution of Chemical Ecology: Contributions From the Study of Herbivorous Insects. E. St~adadler, Behavioral Responses of Insects to Plant Secondary Compounds. J.L. Frazier, How Animals Perceive Secondary Plant Compounds. F. Slansky, Jr. , Allelochemical-Nutrient Interactions in Herbivore Nutritional Ecology. L.B. Brattsten, Metabolic Defenses against Plant Allelochemicals. M. Rowell-Rahier and J.M. Pasteels, Third Trophic Level Influences of Plant Allelochemicals. P.L.Phelan and B.R. Stinner, Microbial Mediation of Plant-Herbivore Ecology. J.T. Arnason, B.J.R. PhilogSne, and G.H.N. Towers, Phototoxins in Plant-Insect Interactions. J.P. Bryant, P.B. Reichardt, T.P. Clausen, F.D. Provenza, and P.J. Kuropat, Woody Plant-Mammal Interactions. M.E. Hay and P.D. Steinberg, The Chemical Ecology of Plant-Herbivore Interactions in Marine Versus Terrestrial Communities. M.R. Berenbaum and A.R. Zangerl, Genetics of Secondary Metabolism and Herbivore Resistance in Plants. D.J. Futuyma and M.C. Keese, Evolution and Coevolution of Plants and Phytophagous Arthropods. Each chapter includes references. Index.

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