Insect Chemoreception, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002 Fundamental and Applied
Langue : Anglais
Auteur : Ryan M.F.
In this time of edited volumes when the list of individual contributors may reach double figures, it is appropriate to question the usefulness of a volume, with such a broad scope, by a single author. The answer is simple. For years he has believed that the rather sharp distinction between fundamental and applied aspects of this discipline, has ill-served the significance of each; and has diminished the incidence of fruitful synergies. Yet the need for these was never greater, and this case may be developed by a single author with experience of each aspect. The inclusion of a Chapter on Genetic Engineering may raise some doubts, but it is enabled by the chosen title ?Chemoreception?, as distinct from Chemoperception: the latter implies detection of a chemical, followed by a behavioural response. But the former broader category subsumes Chemoperception and allows for the reception of a chemical toxin so potent as to prelude a behavioural or physiological response, other than death. Accordingly, chemical toxins are a legitimate inclusion. In which event, their delivery through a GM plant is as appropriate for study as their application in a spray.
Fundamental Aspects.- Plant Chemicals.- Pheromones.- The Chemoreceptive Organs: Structural Aspects.- Electrophysiology of Chemoreception.- Biochemistry of Chemoreception.- and Overview.- Applied Aspects.- Plant Chemicals in Pest Control.- Host Plant Resistance.- Pheromones in Plant Protection.- Genetic Engineering.
Date de parution : 10-2013
Ouvrage de 330 p.
15.5x23.5 cm
Date de parution : 01-2002
Ouvrage de 330 p.
15.5x23.5 cm
Thèmes d’Insect Chemoreception :
Mots-clés :
development; ecology; genetic engineering; insect; physiology; plant; plant protection; receptor
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