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Insect Pheromone Biochemistry and Molecular Biology: The Biosynthesis and Detection of Pheromones and Plant Volatiles

Blomquist, Gary J.; Vogt, Richard G.

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Table of contents

Contentsv
Contributorsix
Prefacexiii
Acknowledgementxvii
Part 1: Pheromone Production1
Chapter 1. Biosynthesis and detection of pheromones and plant volatiles – introduction and overvie3
Chapter 2. Biology and ultrastructure of sex pheromone-producing tissue19
Chapter 3. Biochemistry of female moth sex pheromones53
Chapter 4. Molecular biological investigations of pheromone desaturases81
Chapter 5. PBAN regulation of pheromone biosynthesis in female moths107
Chapter 6. Biosynthesis and endocrine regulation of pheromone production in the Coleoptera137
Chapter 7. Molecular biology of bark beetle pheromone production and endocrine regulation201
Chapter 8. Biosynthesis and ecdysteroid regulation of housefly sex pheromone production231
Chapter 9. Genetic studies on pheromone production in Drosophila253
Chapter 10. Regulation of pheromone biosynthesis, transport, and emission in cockroaches283
Chapter 11. Pheromone biosynthesis in social insects323
Chapter 12. Alkaloid-derived pheromones and sexual selection in Lepidoptera341
Part 2: Pheromone Detection369
Chapter 13. The biochemistry of odor detection and its future prospects371
Chapter 14. Biochemical diversity of odor detection: OBPs, ODEs and SNMPs391
Chapter 15. Proteins that make sense447
Chapter 16. The peripheral pheromone olfactory system in insects: targets for species-selective inse477
Chapter 17. Biochemistry and diversity of insect odorant-binding proteins509
Chapter 18. Biochemistry and evolution of OBP and CSP proteins539
Chapter 19. Diversity and expression of odorant receptors in Drosophila567
Chapter 20. Transduction mechanisms of olfactory sensory neurons593
Chapter 21. The biomechanical design of an insect antenna as an odor capture device609
Chapter 22. Olfactory landscapes and deceptive pollination: signal, noise and convergent evolution i631
Chapter 23. Physiology and genetics of odor perception in Drosophila651
Chapter 24. Plasticity and coding mechanisms in the insect antennal lobe699
Index729

Book details

Vendor Elsevier S & T
SKU 9780121071516
ISBN-13 9780080495415
Author Blomquist, Gary J.; Vogt, Richard G.
Category Science
Subject Entomology

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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. This important text 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

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