Biochemical Interaction Between Plants and Insects [electronic resource] / edited by James W. Wallace, Richard L. Mansell

Title	Biochemical Interaction Between Plants and Insects [electronic resource] / edited by James W. Wallace, Richard L. Mansell
Imprint	Boston, MA : Springer US, 1976
Connect to	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2646-5
Descript	XII, 425 p. 21 illus. online resource

CONTENT

1. Plant Apparency and Chemical Defense -- 2. Insect โ{128}{148} Plant Interactions: Nutrition and Metabolism -- 3. Milkweed Cardenolides and Their Comparative Processing by Monarch Butterflies (Danaus plexippus L.) -- 4. A General Theory of Plant Antiherbivore Chemistry -- 5. Biochemical Parallelisms of Repellants and Attractants in Higher Plants and Arthropods -- 6. Cotton Plant and Insect Constituents that Control Boll Weevil Behavior and Development -- 7. Chemical Messengers in Insects and Plants -- 8. Secondary Plant Substances as Materials for Chemical High Quality Breeding in Higher Plants

Life sciences Plant science Botany Life Sciences Plant Sciences