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Insect Defenses
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Author : David L. Evans
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 1990-07-19
Insect Defenses written by David L. Evans and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-07-19 with Religion categories.
This work takes a fresh, modern approach to investigate and explain the predator and prey relationships of insects and spiders, the major terrestrial fauna on earth. Devoted to broad and in-depth analysis of arthropod defenses against predators, the book's approach is both experimentally and theoretically based with major emphasis on evolution, predator strategies and tactics, and prey defensive adaptations and behaviors. The authors explain such topics as cryptic and aposematic coloration, the conflict between sexual and survival needs, web spider prey choice and evolution of prey counter defenses, predator-prey interactions and the origins of intelligence, bird predatory tactics, and caterpillar defense strategies. Also examined is the use of timing for fitness and survival, evolutionary gamesmanship in the predatory bat-moth relationship, colony defense by aper wasps, startle as a defense by moths, aggregation as a defense, chemicals as defenses, plant chemicals as defenses, and venoms as defenses. The authors illustrate each topic with numerous specific well-documented examples presented in a clear, readable style.
Insect Defenses
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Author : David L. Evans
language : en
Publisher: SUNY Press
Release Date : 1990-01-01
Insect Defenses written by David L. Evans and has been published by SUNY Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-01-01 with Science categories.
This work takes a fresh, modern approach to investigate and explain the predator and prey relationships of insects and spiders, the major terrestrial fauna on earth. Devoted to broad and in-depth analysis of arthropod defenses against predators, the book's approach is both experimentally and theoretically based with major emphasis on evolution, predator strategies and tactics, and prey defensive adaptations and behaviors. The authors explain such topics as cryptic and aposematic coloration, the conflict between sexual and survival needs, web spider prey choice and evolution of prey counter defenses, predator-prey interactions and the origins of intelligence, bird predatory tactics, and caterpillar defense strategies. Also examined is the use of timing for fitness and survival, evolutionary gamesmanship in the predatory bat-moth relationship, colony defense by aper wasps, startle as a defense by moths, aggregation as a defense, chemicals as defenses, plant chemicals as defenses, and venoms as defenses. The authors illustrate each topic with numerous specific well-documented examples presented in a clear, readable style.
Insect Defenses
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Author : Bobbie Kalman
language : en
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
Release Date : 2006
Insect Defenses written by Bobbie Kalman and has been published by Crabtree Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Insects live all over the world and are food for many animals, including other insects! Children will be fascinated to learn about the many ways these tiny creatures defend themselves against predators. Well-written text, full-color photographs, and clearly labeled illustrations help children discover - The senses insects use to avoid predators - How insects bite and sting to defend themselves - How insects blend in with their surroundings in order to remain unnoticed - How the brightly colored bodies of some insects warn predators to stay away Teacher's guide available.
Secret Weapons
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Author : Thomas Eisner
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2007-04-30
Secret Weapons written by Thomas Eisner and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-04-30 with Nature categories.
Mostly tiny, infinitely delicate, and short-lived, insects and their relatives—arthropods—nonetheless outnumber all their fellow creatures on earth. How lowly arthropods achieved this unlikely preeminence is a story deftly and colorfully told in this follow-up to the award-winning For Love of Insects. Part handbook, part field guide, part photo album, Secret Weapons chronicles the diverse and often astonishing defensive strategies that have allowed insects, spiders, scorpions, and other many-legged creatures not just to survive, but to thrive. In 69 chapters, each brilliantly illustrated with photographs culled from Thomas Eisner’s legendary collection, we meet a largely North American cast of arthropods—as well as a few of their kin from Australia, Europe, and Asia—and observe at firsthand the nature and extent of the defenses that lie at the root of their evolutionary success. Here are the cockroaches and termites, the carpenter ants and honeybees, and all the miniature creatures in between, deploying their sprays and venom, froth and feces, camouflage and sticky coatings. And along with a marvelous bug’s-eye view of how these secret weapons actually work, here is a close-up look at the science behind them, from taxonomy to chemical formulas, as well as an appendix with instructions for studying chemical defenses at home. Whether dipped into here and there or read cover-to-cover, Secret Weapons will prove invaluable to hands-on researchers and amateur naturalists alike, and will captivate any reader for whom nature is a source of wonder.
Mechanisms Of Woody Plant Defenses Against Insects
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Author : William J. Mattson
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06
Mechanisms Of Woody Plant Defenses Against Insects written by William J. Mattson and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Insect Defenses Teacher Guide
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Author : Novel Units, Inc. Staff
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
Insect Defenses Teacher Guide written by Novel Units, Inc. Staff and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Education categories.
Disguises Explosions And Boiling Farts
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Author : Ruth Owen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
Disguises Explosions And Boiling Farts written by Ruth Owen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Entomology categories.
"Meet 12 insects that take defense to a whole new level"--Amazon.com.
Chemical Defenses Of Arthropods
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Author : Murry Blum
language : en
Publisher: Elsevier
Release Date : 2012-12-02
Chemical Defenses Of Arthropods written by Murry Blum and has been published by Elsevier this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-02 with Science categories.
Chemical Defenses of Arthropods charts the significant progress in the study of chemical defenses in arthropods, a rapidly expanding area of chemical ecology. The book groups the defensive compounds secreted by arthropods based on their main functionalities and sequentially lists them according to their carbon numbers. Organized into 19 chapters, this volume begins with an overview of the defensive exudates of arthropods and how arthropods have exploited these compounds to deter the ubiquitous and omnipresent predators around them. The next chapters introduce the reader to the defensive compounds produced in the exocrine glands of arthropods, ranging from alcohols and ketones to hydrocarbons, carboxylic acids, esters, 1,4-quinones and hydroquinones, lactones, phenols, steroids, and proteinaceous venoms. The book also discusses the taxonomic value of arthropod defensive compounds, with emphasis on factors affecting the composition of defensive secretions and taxonomic correlations that utilize them. Later chapters focus on arthropod biosynthesis of exocrine compounds, how insects tolerate the presence of plant toxins in their diets, and identified defensive compounds in arthropods. The book concludes with an analysis of the properties and characteristic distributions of arthropod natural products, along with their adaptiveness as defensive agents. This book is a valuable resource for biologists and chemists.
Insect Defenses Student Packet
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Author : Novel Units, Inc. Staff
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
Insect Defenses Student Packet written by Novel Units, Inc. Staff and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Education categories.
Insect Immunity And Its Interactions With Microorganisms And Parasitoids
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Author : Fengliang Jin
language : en
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Release Date : 2023-12-18
Insect Immunity And Its Interactions With Microorganisms And Parasitoids written by Fengliang Jin and has been published by Frontiers Media SA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-12-18 with Medical categories.
Insects are a group of abundant and diverse organisms that have successfully adapted to the most challenging conditions on earth. The success of insects in adverse environments indicates the advanced defense mechanisms employed by these organisms, but they are often targeted by specialized microorganisms (viruses, bacteria, nematodes, & fungi) and parasitoids. Insects exhibit both humoral and cellular immune responses against pathogens. The lack of an adaptive immune system has compelled insects to choose immediate non-specific but sophisticated responses that include the production of antimicrobial peptides, phenoloxidase, apoptosis, phagocytosis, encapsulation, and nodulation. In recent decades, technological advances have been made in decrypting the molecular and mechanistic basis of insect immunity. However, there is a need to understand the insect immune responses to single or mixed encounters. Future challenges include a better understanding of functional cooperation of various endosymbiotic microbes and their role in insect defenses. Post-transcriptional modulation of immune responses regulated by non-coding RNAs (microRNA & long non-coding RNAs) has become critically important to study by using modern bioinformatics and experimental tools. Therefore, investigating the dynamics of insect immune responses will substantially increase the capacity for confronting harmful agricultural and medical pests. Furthermore, most insect cellular immune activities have been conducted in a laboratory setting, therefore confirming the existing knowledge in a natural environment would provide crucial information.