Induced Responses To Herbivory

Author : Richard Karban,Ian T. Baldwin
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2007-12-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780226424972

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Induced Responses to Herbivory by Richard Karban,Ian T. Baldwin Pdf

Plants face a daunting array of creatures that eat them, bore into them, and otherwise use virtually every plant part for food, shelter, or both. But although plants cannot flee from their attackers, they are far from defenseless. In addition to adaptations like thorns, which may be produced in response to attack, plants actively alter their chemistry and physiology in response to damage. For instance, young potato plant leaves being eaten by potato beetles respond by producing chemicals that inhibit beetle digestive enzymes. Over the past fifteen years, research on these induced responses to herbivory has flourished, and here Richard Karban and Ian T. Baldwin present the first comprehensive evaluation and synthesis of this rapidly developing field. They provide state-of-the-discipline reviews and highlight areas where new research will be most productive. Their comprehensive overview will be welcomed by a wide variety of theoretical and applied researchers in ecology, evolutionary biology, plant biology, entomology, and agriculture.

Author : Andreas Schaller
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2008-03-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402081828

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Induced Plant Resistance to Herbivory by Andreas Schaller Pdf

This timely book provides an overview of the anatomical, chemical, and developmental features contributing to plant defense, with an emphasis on plant responses that are induced by wounding or herbivore attack. The book first introduces general concepts of direct and indirect defenses, followed by a focused review of the different resistance traits. Finally, signal perception and transduction mechanism for the activation of plant defense responses are discussed.

Author : W.W. Weisser,Evan Siemann
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540740049

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Insects and Ecosystem Function by W.W. Weisser,Evan Siemann Pdf

Insects are a dominant component of biodiversity in terrestrial ecosystems and play a key role in mediating the relationship between plants and ecosystem processes. This volume examines their effects on ecosystem functioning, focusing mainly, but not exclusively, on herbivorous insects. Renowned authors with extensive experience in the field of plant-insect interactions, contribute to the volume using examples from their own work.

Author : Anurag A. Agrawal,Sadik Tuzun,Elizabeth Bent
Publisher : American Phytopathological Society
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Science
ISBN : MINN:31951D02033033R

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Induced Plant Defenses Against Pathogens and Herbivores by Anurag A. Agrawal,Sadik Tuzun,Elizabeth Bent Pdf

This book investigates the induced responses of plants to herbivores and to diseases. Plant pathologists and entomologists will find that their disciplines have a lot in common when it comes to the interest in the transduction signals of plants that mediate induced responses. Induced Plant Defenses Against Pathogens and Herbivores will allow these two disciplines to converse and learn from their similarities and differences.

Author : Pedro Barbosa,Deborah K. Letourneau,Anurag A. Agrawal
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 709 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781118253847

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Insect Outbreaks Revisited by Pedro Barbosa,Deborah K. Letourneau,Anurag A. Agrawal Pdf

The abundance of insects can change dramatically from generation to generation; these generational changes may occur within a growing season or over a period of years. Such extraordinary density changes or "outbreaks" may be abrupt and ostensibly random, or population peaks may occur in a more or less cyclic fashion. They can be hugely destructive when the insect is a crop pest or carries diseases of humans, farm animals, or wildlife. Knowledge of these types of population dynamics and computer models that may help predict when they occur are very important. This important new book revisits a subject not thoroughly discussed in such a publication since 1988 and brings an international scale to the issue of insect outbreaks. Insect Outbreaks Revisited is intended for senior undergraduate and graduate students in ecology, population biology and entomology, as well as government and industry scientists doing research on pests, land managers, pest management personnel, extension personnel, conservation biologists and ecologists, and state, county and district foresters.

Author : Richard Karban
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2015-06-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780226264844

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Plant Sensing & Communication by Richard Karban Pdf

The news that a flowering weed—mousear cress (Arabidopsis thaliana)—can sense the particular chewing noise of its most common caterpillar predator and adjust its chemical defenses in response led to headlines announcing the discovery of the first “hearing” plant. As plants lack central nervous systems (and, indeed, ears), the mechanisms behind this “hearing” are unquestionably very different from those of our own acoustic sense, but the misleading headlines point to an overlooked truth: plants do in fact perceive environmental cues and respond rapidly to them by changing their chemical, morphological, and behavioral traits. In Plant Sensing and Communication, Richard Karban provides the first comprehensive overview of what is known about how plants perceive their environments, communicate those perceptions, and learn. Facing many of the same challenges as animals, plants have developed many similar capabilities: they sense light, chemicals, mechanical stimulation, temperature, electricity, and sound. Moreover, prior experiences have lasting impacts on sensitivity and response to cues; plants, in essence, have memory. Nor are their senses limited to the processes of an individual plant: plants eavesdrop on the cues and behaviors of neighbors and—for example, through flowers and fruits—exchange information with other types of organisms. Far from inanimate organisms limited by their stationary existence, plants, this book makes unquestionably clear, are in constant and lively discourse.

Author : Paul Jackson Kramer,Theodore Thomas Kozlowski
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Trees
ISBN : MINN:31951D02110455L

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Physiology of Trees by Paul Jackson Kramer,Theodore Thomas Kozlowski Pdf

Growth and structure. Photosynthesis. Carbohydrate metabolism. Nitrogen relations of trees. Fats, oils, terpenes, and related substances. Assimilation and respiration. Translocation and accumulation. Mineral nutrition and sakt absorption. Water relation and transpiration. Absorption of water and ascent of sap. Internal water relations. Reproduction. Physiology of seeds and seed germination. Internal factors afecting growth. Environmental factors affecting growth.

Author : Claudia Voelckel,Georg Jander
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781118829806

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Annual Plant Reviews, Insect-Plant Interactions by Claudia Voelckel,Georg Jander Pdf

This latest volume in Wiley Blackwell’s prestigious AnnualPlant Reviews brings together articles that describe thebiochemical, genetic, and ecological aspects of plant interactionswith insect herbivores.. The biochemistry section of thisoutstanding volume includes reviews highlighting significantfindings in the area of plant signalling cascades, recognition ofherbivore-associated molecular patterns, sequestration of plantdefensive metabolites and perception of plant semiochemicals byinsects. Chapters in the genetics section are focused on geneticmapping of herbivore resistance traits and the analysis oftranscriptional responses in both plants and insects. The ecologysection includes chapters that describe plant-insect interactionsat a higher level, including multitrophic interactions,investigations of the cost-benefit paradigm and the altitudinalniche-breadth hypothesis, and a re-evaluation of co-evolution inthe light of recent molecular research. Written by many of the world’s leading researchers inthese subjects, and edited by Claudia Voelckel and Georg Jander,this volume is designed for students and researchers with somebackground in plant molecular biology or ecology, who would like tolearn more about recent advances or obtain a more in-depthunderstanding of this field. This volume will also be ofgreat use and interest to a wide range of plant scientists andentomologists and is an essential purchase for universities andresearch establishments where biological sciences are studied andtaught. To view details of volumes in Annual Plant Reviews, visit: ahref="http://www.wiley.com/go/apr"www.wiley.com/go/apr/a Also available from Wiley: Plant Defense Dale Walters 9781405175890 Herbicides and Plant Physiology, 2nd Edn Andrew Cobb & John Reade 9781405129350

Author : Jean-Michel Mérillon,Kishan Gopal Ramawat
Publisher : Springer
Page : 973 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2020-02-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 3319963988

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Co-Evolution of Secondary Metabolites by Jean-Michel Mérillon,Kishan Gopal Ramawat Pdf

This Reference Work is devoted to plant secondary metabolites and their evolutionary adaptation to different hosts and pests. Secondary metabolites play an important biological role in plants’ defence against herbivores, abiotic stresses and pathogens, and they also attract beneficial organisms such as pollinators. In this work, readers will find a comprehensive review of the phytochemical diversity, modification and adaptation of secondary metabolites, and the consequences of their co-evolution with plant parasites, pollinators, and herbivores. Chapters from expert contributors are organised into twelve sections that collate the current knowledge in intra-/inter-specific diversity in plant secondary metabolites, changes in secondary metabolites during plants’ adaptation to different environmental conditions, and co-evolution of host-parasite metabolites. Among the twelve themed parts, readers will also discover expert analysis on the genetics and chemical ecology evolution of secondary metabolites, and particular attention is also given to allelochemicals, bioactive molecules in plant defence and the evolution of sensory perception in vertebrates. This reference work will appeal to students, researchers and professionals interested in the field of plant pathology, plant breeding, biotechnology, agriculture and phytochemistry.

Author : Douglas W. Tallamy,Michael J. Raupp
Publisher : Wiley-Interscience
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1991-07-17
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:39015024789342

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Phytochemical Induction by Herbivores by Douglas W. Tallamy,Michael J. Raupp Pdf

Recent research indicates that plants may be defended by mechanisms activated only after a plant has been challenged by a herbivore. Examines these inducible defenses and provides a framework for future advances in the field. Also serves as a summary and compilation of major studies to date on important areas of plant and insect ecology. While treating both vertebrates and invertebrates it covers mechanisms and models of long- and short-term induction. The impact of inducible phytochemicals on herbivores is extensively discussed as are pesticidal activity of inducible phytochemicals. Covers agricultural implications of inducible phytochemicals.

Author : William J Mattson,Jean Levieux,C. Bernard-Dagan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1987-12-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1461238293

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Mechanisms of Woody Plant Defenses Against Insects by William J Mattson,Jean Levieux,C. Bernard-Dagan Pdf

Author : Robert S. Fritz,Ellen L. Simms
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 601 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012-07-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780226924854

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Plant Resistance to Herbivores and Pathogens by Robert S. Fritz,Ellen L. Simms Pdf

Far from being passive elements in the landscape, plants have developed many sophisticated chemical and mechanical means of deterring organisms that seek to prey on them. This volume draws together research from ecology, evolution, agronomy, and plant pathology to produce an ecological genetics perspective on plant resistance in both natural and agricultural systems. By emphasizing the ecological and evolutionary basis of resistance, the book makes an important contribution to the study of how phytophages and plants coevolve. Plant Resistance to Herbivores and Pathogens not only reviews the literature pertaining to plant resistance from a number of traditionally separate fields but also examines significant questions that will drive future research. Among the topics explored are selection for resistance in plants and for virulence in phytophages; methods for studying natural variation in plant resistance; the factors that maintain intraspecific variation in resistance; and the ecological consequences of within-population genetic variation for herbivorous insects and fungal pathogens. "A comprehensive review of the theory and information on a large, rapidly growing, and important subject."—Douglas J. Futuyma, State University of New York, Stony Brook

Author : Alexander von Humboldt,Aimé Bonpland
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2010-07-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780226360683

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Essay on the Geography of Plants by Alexander von Humboldt,Aimé Bonpland Pdf

The legacy of Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859) looms large over the natural sciences. His 1799–1804 research expedition to Central and South America with botanist Aimé Bonpland set the course for the great scientific surveys of the nineteenth century, and inspired such essayists and artists as Emerson, Goethe, Thoreau, Poe, and Church. The chronicles of the expedition were published in Paris after Humboldt’s return, and first among them was the 1807 “Essay on the Geography of Plants.” Among the most cited writings in natural history, after the works of Darwin and Wallace, this work appears here for the first time in a complete English-language translation. Covering far more than its title implies, it represents the first articulation of an integrative “science of the earth, ” encompassing most of today’s environmental sciences. Ecologist Stephen T. Jackson introduces the treatise and explains its enduring significance two centuries after its publication.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780080925455

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Herbivores: Their Interactions with Secondary Plant Metabolites by Anonim Pdf

This volume presents the latest research on herbivores, aquatic and terrestrial mammals and insects. The Second Edition, written almost entirely by new authors, effectively complements the initial work. It includes advances in molecular biology and microbiology, ecology, and evolutionary theory that have been achieved since the first edition was published in 1979. The book also incorporates relatively new methodologies in the area of molecular biology, like protein purification and gene cloning. Volume II, Ecological and Evolutionary Processes, also opens up entirely new subjects: The discussions of interactions have expanded to include phenomena at higher trophic levels, such as predation and microbial processing and other environmental influences. Both this and Volume I, The Chemical Participants, will be of interest to chemists, biochemists, plant and insect ecologists, evolutionary biologists, physiologists, entomologists, and agroecologists interested in both crop and animal science. Presents coevolution of herbivores and host plants Examines resource availability and its effects on secondary metabolism and herbivores Studies physiology and biochemistry of adaptation to hosts Includes tri-trophic interactions involving predators and microbes

Author : Maurice W. Sabelis,Jan Bruin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 566 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2010-11-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789048198375

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Trends in Acarology by Maurice W. Sabelis,Jan Bruin Pdf

Mites and ticks are everywhere and acarologists go after them – some explore their bewildering diversity, others try to understand their how and why. For the past 50 years, the International Congress of Acarology has been the forum for worldwide communication on the knowledge of Acari, helping researchers and students to look beyond their disciplines. Many mites and ticks are economic factors as they are pests of agricultural, veterinary and medical importance, and several species have become model organisms in modern biology. The 96 contributions to Trends in Acarology – reflecting fields as molecular biology, biochemistry, physiology, microbiology, pathology, ecology, evolutionary biology, systematic biology, soil biology, plant protection, pest control and epidemiology – have been reviewed and carefully edited. This volume contains a wealth of new information, that may stimulate research for many years to come.