Ecology of Insect-plant Interactions

ISBN-10
0713128038
ISBN-13
9780713128031
Pages
60
Language
English
Published
1980
Publisher
E. Arnold
Authors
Peter J. Edwards, Stephen D. Wratten

Description

Plants and herbivores; The problems of plants as food for animals; Secondary plant substances as toxins; The value of secondary plant substances for insects: host-plant finding and recognition; The value of secondary plant substances for insects: communication and defense; The role of secondary plant substances in host-plant resistance; The co-evolution of plants and herbivores; Biogeographical implications.