Biology and Ecology of Aphids by Andreas Vilcinskas (English) Hardcover Book

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This book combines fundamental information about aphids with chapters addressing state-of-the-art research in topics such as aphid-related phylogeny, genome biology, epigenetics and chemical ecology. The chapters have been compiled by experts in the field to provide a valuable and accessible source of information.

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Most people know of aphids as garden pests, infesting the soft green tissues of plants in vast numbers and killing them by sucking out the sap. Indeed, among the 4000 or so known species of aphids about 250 are pests, and in temperate regions several are economically important agricultural pests that damage crops directly during feeding or act as vectors for plant pathogens. But aphids are also important model organisms in evolutionary biology and ecology because they combine a number of unique features such as complex life cycles involving the development of morphological distinct phenotypes (polyphenism), sexual and asexual reproduction strategies and changes of host plants. Aphids can also be regarded as holobionts because they are colonized by obligate and facultative microbes which enable them to feed exclusively on phloem sap and influence their resistance against pathogens, parasitoids or environmental stress. This book combines fundamental information about aphids with chapters addressing state-of-the-art research in topics such as aphid-related phylogeny, genome biology, epigenetics and chemical ecology.

Author Biography

Andreas Vilcinskas

Table of Contents

Phylogeny of the Aphids. The Ontogenesis of the Pea Aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum. Functional and Evolutionary Genomics in Aphids. Epigenetic Control of Polyphenism in Aphids. Bacterial Symbionts of Aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae). Aphid Immunity. Aphid Molecular Stress Biology. The Effect of Plant Within-Species Variation on Aphid Ecology. Chemical Ecology of Aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae). Aphid Honeydew: Rubbish or Signaler. Function of Aphid Saliva in Aphid-Plant Interaction. Biotechnological Approaches to Aphid Management. Aphid Techniques.

Details ISBN1482236761 Year 2016 ISBN-10 1482236761 ISBN-13 9781482236767 Format Hardcover Edited by Andreas Vilcinskas DEWEY 595.752 Short Title BIOLOGY & ECOLOGY OF APHIDS Language English Media Book Pages 282 Affiliation Institute for Insect Biotechnology, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Germany Publication Date 2016-02-17 UK Release Date 2016-02-17 Author Andreas Vilcinskas Illustrations 16 Illustrations, color; 16 Illustrations, black and white Alternative 9780367783181 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc Imprint CRC Press Inc Place of Publication Bosa Roca Country of Publication United States US Release Date 2016-02-17 We've got this

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