Advances in Insect Chemical Ecology [Paperback]

Originally published in 2004, these eight reviews reveal how insects use chemical signals to communicate and interact ecologically.Advances in Insect Chemical Ecology presents eight timely reviews of the latest research and thinking in the study of how insects use chemical signals to communicate with each other or to interact with other species. The chapters are each written by internationally recognised experts and focus on topics such as plant defenses against insects, floral odors that attract pollinators, host finding by parasitic insects, and pheromone-mediated interactions in cockroaches, moths, spiders, and mites. The book represents essential reading for researchers and graduate students of chemically mediated communication in insects.Advances in Insect Chemical Ecology presents eight timely reviews of the latest research and thinking in the study of how insects use chemical signals to communicate with each other or to interact with other species. The chapters are each written by internationally recognised experts and focus on topics such as plant defenses against insects, floral odors that attract pollinators, host finding by parasitic insects, and pheromone-mediated interactions in cockroaches, moths, spiders, and mites. The book represents essential reading for researchers and graduate students of chemically mediated communication in insects.Eight chapters consider the latest research and thought in the study of how insects use chemical signals to communicate with each other or to interact with other species. Written by internationally recognized experts, they focus on topics such as plant defenses against insects, floral odors that attract pollinators, host finding by parasitic insects, and pheromone-mediated interactions in cockroaches, moths, spiders, and mites. The book is essential reading for researchers and graduate students of chemically mediated communication in insects.Preface; 1. Phytochemical diversity of insect defenses in tropical and temperl‰