Microbial Mediation of Plant-Herbivore Interactions
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Novel Aspects of Insect-Plant Interactions Edited by Pedro Barbosa and Deborah K. Letourneau Focusing on three trophic levels, this study widens the current understanding of the ecological interactions between plants, herbivores, and their parasitoids and predators. Emphasized are the mediating effects of plant-derived allelochemicals on those interactions. The book also covers microorganisms as mediators of intertrophic and intratrophic interactions; theory and mechanisms: plant effects via allelochemicals on the third trophic level; and key roles of plant allelochemicals in survival strategies of herbivores. 1988 (0 471-83276-6) 362 pp. Plant-Animal Interactions Evolutionary Ecology in Tropical and Temperate Regions Edited by Peter W. Price, Thomas M. Lewinsohn, G. Wilson Fernandes and Woodruff W. Benson An outgrowth of an international symposium on Evolutionary Ecology of Tropical Herbivores held at UNICAMP, Brazil, this unique collaborative effort from leading scientists worldwide is the first comparative analysis of the existing ecological systems of temperate and tropical regions. In-depth and timely, the book's manifold analyses includes a discussion of tropical and temperate comparisons; mutualistic relationships between plants and animals; antagonistic relationships between plants and animals; plant-butterfly interactions; specificity in plant utilization; and community patterns in natural and agricultural systems. Amply illustrated with 150 detailed graphics, the book provides a fascinating visual tour of the flora and fauna described. 1991 (0 471-50937-X) 639 pp. Integrated Pest Management Systems and Cotton Production Edited by Raymond E. Frisbie, Kamal M. El-Zik and L. Ted Wilson This work sheds light on the link between the thriving U.S. cotton crop and integrated pest management. It offers a unique theoretical and conceptual framework for studying the cotton-IPM system. Other relevant issues such as the development and use of pest models, quantitative sampling principles in cotton IPM, economic injury levels and thresholds for cotton pests, and strategies and tactics for managing weeds, plant pathogens, nematodes, and insects are also described. Covering every facet of IPM technology, this is a significant contribution to the literature of pest management. 1989 (0 471-81782-1) 437 pp.
The publisher, John Wiley & Sons
Examines the role of microbial mediation on plant-herbivore interactions. Divided into five parts, it begins with a net effects perspective on insect performance that provides an integrated framework for understanding microbial mediation. The second section examines many of the diverse interactions of nitrogen fixers, ectomycorrhizal fungi or fungal endophytes with various above and below-ground herbivores. In the third section, articles discuss how plant pathogens alter plant resource suitability to insect herbivores and the implications of plant pathogens that are vectored by insect herbivores and are sometimes pathogenic to the insect. The fourth part emphasizes microbial effects on herbivore utilization, examining the diversity of ways in which insect mutualists modify the capacity of the herbivore to find and utilize the plant. The fifth section discusses interactions between plant chemicals and insect pathogens in terms of their effects on the herbivore. Closes with a brief summary and points out some directions for future research.
Microbial Mediation of Plant-Herbivore Interactions
Microbial Mediation of Plant-Herbivore Interactions,Pedro Barbosa,Vera A. Krischik,Clive G. Jones,Wiley-Interscience,047161324X,Ecology,Insect-plant relationships,Insects,Life Sciences - Ecology,Mutualism (Biology),Nature,Nature/Ecology,Pathogens,Phytopathogenic microorganisms,Plants - General,Science,Applied ecology,Microbiology (non-medical),Plant pathology & diseases,Science / Ecology
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