UID:
almafu_9958132960002883
Umfang:
1 online resource (361 p.)
ISBN:
0-08-098453-3
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1-299-19649-7
Serie:
Symposium of the Royal Entomological Society
Inhalt:
The first and only book to summarize this fascinating topic. This symposium volume reviews the current state of knowledge in four principal areas: mycophagy, mutualism, insect spread of plant fungal disease, and insect mycopathology.
Anmerkung:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Front Cover; Insect-Fungus Interactions; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; Opening Remarks; Chapter 1. Mycophagy in the Coleoptera: Feeding Strategies and Morphological Adaptations; I. Introduction; II. Feeding Strategies and the Larval Trophic System; III. Marginal Substrates and the Saprophagous Habit; IV. Liquid Substrates: Filter-feeding Adaptations; V. Small Particles and Loose Substrates: Microphagous Adaptations; VI. Compact and Solid Substrates; VII. Conclusion; References; Chapter 2. Fungivory: Fungi, Insects and Ecology; I. Introduction
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II. Habitat VariabilityIII. Host Selection; IV. Population Ecology; V. Guilds and Communities; VI. Economic Importance of Fungivorous Insects; VII. Summary; References; Chapter 3. The Mutualistic Association between Macrotermitinae and Termitomyces; I. Introduction; II. The Organisms-Termites and Fungus; III. The Termite-Fungus System; IV. Utilization of the Termite-Fungus Association; V. Discussion; VI. Summary; References; Chapter 4. The Mutualism between Leaf-Cutting Ants and their Fungus; I. Biology of the Ants; II. Biology of the Fungus; III. Selective Advantage of the Mutualism
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ReferencesChapter 5. Insect-Fungus Relationships in the Bark and Ambrosia Beetles; I. Introduction; II. The Organisms Involved; III. Benefits of Mutualism; IV. Evolution of the Mutualism and its Relation to Climate; V. Costs of Mutualism; References; Chapter 6. Adaptive Pathways in Scolytid-Fungus Associations; I. Introduction; II. Adaptive Strategies of Scolytidae; III. Mutualism or Exploitation?; References; Chapter 7. Insect Dissemination of Fungal Pathogens of Trees; I. Introduction; II. The Stages of Transmission; III. Case Studies on Insect-Disseminated Fungal Pathogens; IV. Conclusions
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ReferencesChapter 8. The Roles of the Bark Beetle Ips cembrae, the Woodwasp Urocerus gigas and Associated Fungi in Dieback and Death of Larches; I. Introduction; II. Description of Damage and Inoculation Experiments; III. Association of Ceratocystis laricicola and Amylostereum chailletii with Ips cembrae and Urocerus gigas; IV. Discussion; References; Chapter 9. Mycopathogens of Insects of Epigeal and Aerial Habitats; I. Introduction; II. General Interactions: the Fungi Involved; III. Ant-Fungus Interactions; IV. Discussion and Conclusions; References
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Chapter 10. Mycopathogens of Soil InsectsI. Introduction; II. Main Properties of Soil Components Affecting Subterranean Life; III. Entomopathogenic Fungi and their Subterranean Hosts; IV. Environmental Influences Affecting Mycopathogens; V. Epizootiology; VI. Soil Fungi as Biocontrol Agents; VII. Conclusions; References; Closing Remarks; Appendix: Mycophagy in Insects: a Summary; I. Introduction; II. The Fungi; III. The Insects; IV. TableI. Outline Classification of Fungi; V. Table II. Outline Classification of Insects and Other Hexapod Arthropods with Special Reference to Mycophagy
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References
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-12-751800-2
Sprache:
Englisch
