Title | Biochemical Interaction Between Plants and Insects [electronic resource] / edited by James W. Wallace, Richard L. Mansell |
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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 |
1. Plant Apparency and Chemical Defense -- 2. Insect โ 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