Insect Pheromone Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (eBook)

The Biosynthesis and Detection of Pheromones and Plant Volatiles

Gary Blomquist (Herausgeber)

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2003 | 1. Auflage
768 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-0-08-049541-5 (ISBN)

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A valuable new reference on insect behavior, this exceptional new text delves into the primary sensory communication system used by most insects -- their sense of smell. Insect Pheromone Biochemistry and Molecular Biology covers how insects produce pheromones and how they detect pheromones and plant volatiles. Since insects rely on pheromone detection for both feeding and breeding, a better understanding of insect olfaction and pheromone biosynthesis could help curb the behavior of pests without the use of harmful pesticides and even help to reduce the socio-economic impacts associated to human-insect interactions. - Covers biochemistry and molecular biology of insect pheromone production - Explains pheromone production in moths, beetles, flies, and social insects - Describes pheromone and plant volatile reception

Inhalt

Front Cover 1
Insect Pheromone Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 4
Copyright Page 5
Contents 6
Contributors 10
Preface 14
Acknowledgement 18
Part 1: Pheromone Production 20
Chapter 1. Biosynthesis and detection of pheromones and plant volatiles – introduction and overview 22
Chapter 2. Biology and ultrastructure of sex pheromone-producing tissue 38
Chapter 3. Biochemistry of female moth sex pheromones 72
Chapter 4. Molecular biological investigations of pheromone desaturases 100
Chapter 5. PBAN regulation of pheromone biosynthesis in female moths 126
Chapter 6. Biosynthesis and endocrine regulation of pheromone production in the Coleoptera 156
Chapter 7. Molecular biology of bark beetle pheromone production and endocrine regulation 220
Chapter 8. Biosynthesis and ecdysteroid regulation of housefly sex pheromone production 250
Chapter 9. Genetic studies on pheromone production in Drosophila 272
Chapter 10. Regulation of pheromone biosynthesis, transport, and emission in cockroaches 302
Chapter 11. Pheromone biosynthesis in social insects 342
Chapter 12. Alkaloid-derived pheromones and sexual selection in Lepidoptera 360
Part 2: Pheromone Detection 388
Chapter 13. The biochemistry of odor detection and its future prospects 390
Chapter 14. Biochemical diversity of odor detection: OBPs, ODEs and SNMPs 410
Chapter 15. Proteins that make sense 466
Chapter 16. The peripheral pheromone olfactory system in insects: targets for species-selective insect control agents 496
Chapter 17. Biochemistry and diversity of insect odorant-binding proteins 528
Chapter 18. Biochemistry and evolution of OBP and CSP proteins 558
Chapter 19. Diversity and expression of odorant receptors in Drosophila 586
Chapter 20. Transduction mechanisms of olfactory sensory neurons 612
Chapter 21. The biomechanical design of an insect antenna as an odor capture device 628
Chapter 22. Olfactory landscapes and deceptive pollination: signal, noise and convergent evolution in floral scent 650
Chapter 23. Physiology and genetics of odor perception in Drosophila 670
Chapter 24. Plasticity and coding mechanisms in the insect antennal lobe 718
Index 748

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.10.2003
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Biochemie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Genetik / Molekularbiologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• ISBN-10: 0-08-049541-9 / 0080495419
• ISBN-13: 978-0-08-049541-5 / 9780080495415