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Host-Plant Selection by Phytophagous Insects
Bernays, E.A.; Chapman, R.F.
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Description for Host-Plant Selection by Phytophagous Insects
Paperback. Focuses on the behavior of host-plant selection by plant-feeding insects. This book describes the patterns of host use, the chemical features of plants that determine host selection, the physiology of insect sensory systems, and the insect behaviors, with an emphasis on mechanisms. It is aimed at undergraduates, graduates, and agriculturists. Series: Contemporary Topics in Entomology. Num Pages: 325 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 25. Weight in Grams: 496.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
Series
Contemporary Topics in Entomology
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780412031311
SKU
V9780412031311
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Reviews for Host-Plant Selection by Phytophagous Insects
`...easy to read...an excellent candidate for a college text in courses relating to this topic.' Entomological News `The book's scope is impressive. It succeeds in educating the reader on the entire breadth of a field so ungainly that most investigators are only superficially aware of the advances and trends in ... Read more