Elizabeth A. (Hrsg.) Bernays

Insect-Plant Interactions (1992)

Volume IV

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This is the fourth volume of a series devoted to providing a comprehensive review of the study of plant-eating insects, covering topics ranging from biochemistry to ecology and evolution. Volume IV examines the status of mutualism, using the fig-insect interaction; phytosterols as important components of adaptive syndromes in herbivorous insects; methods utilized by plant-eating insects to detect compounds that deter feeding, including the various codes and how and why they vary; and the nature and significance of extrafloral nectaries in plants. The book also covers the varied roles of quinolizidines in plants, in addition to reviewing the c… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-351-27098-4
EAN: 9781351270984
Produktnummer: 25392891
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
Seitenangabe: 248 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 14'823 KB
Abbildungen: 7 schwarz-weiße Fotos, 17 schwarz-weiße Tabellen

Über den Autor

Dr. Elizabeth Bernays is a biologist turned writer. After growing up in Australia, she received her Ph.D. at the University of London, England, and had a career as an academic entomologist (most recently as a professor in UC Berkeley and then University of Arizona) before obtaining an MFA at the University of Arizona where she is currently a Regents' Professor Emerita. Bernays has published over two hundred scientific papers and books and several popular biology articles, as well as children's books. She has published poems and essays in a variety of literary journals.