ID - 131768463 TI - Insect pheromone biochemistry and molecular biology AU - Blomquist, Gary J AU - Vogt, Richard PY - 2003 SN - 9780128196298 0128196297 9780121071516 0121071510 9780080495415 0080495419 9780128196281 0128196289 PB - Amsterdam Boston Elsevier/Academic Press DB - UniCat KW - Insect hormones KW - Pheromones KW - Insectes KW - Phéromones KW - Hormones KW - Insects KW - Receptors. KW - Composition. KW - Molecular aspects. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:131768463 AB - Insect Pheromone Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Second Edition, provides an updated and comprehensive review of the biochemistry and molecular biology of insect pheromone biosynthesis and reception. The book ties together historical information with recent discoveries, provides the reader with the current state of the field, and suggests where future research is headed. Written by international experts, many of whom pioneered studies on insect pheromone production and reception, this release updates the 2003 first edition with an emphasis on recent advances in the field. This book will be an important resource for entomologists and molecular biologists studying all areas of insect communication. -- A valuable new reference on insect behavior, this exceptional new text delves into the primary sensory communication system used by most insects -- their sense of smell. This important text covers how insects produce pheromones and how they detect pheromones and plant volatiles. Since insects rely on pheromone detection for both feeding and breeding, a better understanding of insect olfaction and pheromone biosynthesis could help curb the behavior of pests without the use of harmful pesticides and even help to reduce the socio-economic impacts associated to human-insect interactions. * Covers biochemistry and molecular biology of insect pheromone production * Explains pheromone production in moths, beetles, flies, and social insects * Describes pheromone and plant volatile reception. ER -