J.P. Edwards / R.J. Weaver (eds.)

Endocrine Interactions of Insect Parasites and Pathogens

Herausgeber: Edwards, J. P.; Weaver, R. J.

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Produktbeschreibung

Endocrine Interactions of Insect Parasites and Pathogens is one of the first books to concentrate specifically on the endocrine aspects of host/parasite and host/pathogen reactions.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Garland Science
• Seitenzahl: 330
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juni 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 661g
• ISBN-13: 9781859962176
• ISBN-10: 1859962173
• Artikelnr.: 54605430

Autorenporträt

J.P. Edwards, R.J. Weaver

Inhaltsangabe

Ch 1. Endocrine Changes In Lepidopteran Larvae: Potential Challenges To
Parasitoid Development And Survival. Ch 2. Identity And Mode Of Action Of
The Host Endocrine Disrupters From The Venom Of Parasitoid Wasps. Ch 3.
Parasitism Of Manduca Sexta By Cotesia Congregata: A Multitude Of
Disruptive Endocrine Effects. Ch 4. Endoparasite-Mediated Disruption Of
Host Endocrine Systems: Common Themes Through Uncommon Means. Ch 5. Effects
Of An Egg-Larval Parasitoid, Chelonus Inanitus, And Its Polydnavirus On
Development And The Endocrine System Of The Host, Spodoptera Littoralis. Ch
6. Hormonal Alterations And Molecular Mechanisms Underlying The Induction
Of Host Developmental Arrest By Endoparasitic Wasps. Ch 7. Regulation Of
Host Endocrine System By The Endophagous Braconid Cardiochiles Nigriceps
And Its Polydnavirus. Ch 8. Endocrine Interactions Of Ectoparasitoid Wasps
With Their Hosts: An Overview. Ch 9. Ecological And Physiological Relevance
Of Biochemical Changes In A Host As A Result Of Parasitism By Euplectrus
Spp.: A Case Study. Ch 10. The Influence Of Parasitoids On Wing Formation
In Aphids: Possible Interactions With The Host Endocrine System? Ch 11. The
Parasitoid Host Endocrine Interaction From A Nutritional Perspective. Ch
12. Parasite Regulation Of Insect Reproduction: Similar Strategies,
Different Mechanisms? Ch 13. Structure Of Salivary Glands Of The Human Body
Louse, Pediculus Humanus L. And Erythematous And Immunogenic Properties Of
Its Saliva. Ch 14. Host Manipulation By Insect Pathogens: The Effect Of The
Baculovirus Egt Gene On The Host - Virus Interaction. Ch 15. Interactions
With The Host Of Recombinant Baculoviruses Expressing Components Of The
Insect Endocrine System With Their Hosts - Towards Environmentally Benign
Biological Control.