Insect chemical ecology : an evolutionary approach /
Roitberg, Bernard D.,1953-
Isman, Murray B.
New York ; London : Chapman & Hall,
1992.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Why an evolutionary perspective? / Bernard D. Roitberg -- Natural selection and the evolution of plant-insect interactions / Mark D. Rausher -- Biochemicals: engineering problems for natural selection / May Berenbaum, David S. Seigler -- Costs and benefits of chemical information conveyance: proximate and ultimate factors / Marcel Dicke, Maurice W. Sabelis -- A physiological perspective / Murray B. Isman -- Evolution of resistance to plant defensive chemicals in insects / Michael A. Caprio, Bruce E. Tabashnik -- The evolution of unpalatability and the cost of chemical defense in insects / M. Deane Bowers -- Behavioral plasticity and patterns of host use by insects / John Jaenike, Daniel R. Papaj -- Evolution of sex pheromones and the role of asymmetric tracking / P. L. Phelan -- Semiochemicals and insect sociality / Mark L. Winston -- Evolutionary perspectives and insect pest control: an attractive blend for the deployment of semiochemicals in management programs / Jeremy N. McNeil.
Insects
Chemical ecology.
Insects
Insect-plant relationships.