Reprint

Physical and Chemical Interactions between Insects and Plants

Edited by
September 2023
202 pages
  • ISBN978-3-0365-8709-7 (Hardback)
  • ISBN978-3-0365-8708-0 (PDF)

This book is a reprint of the Special Issue Physical and Chemical Interactions between Insects and Plants that was published in

Biology & Life Sciences
Environmental & Earth Sciences
Summary

Insects and plants have been interacting for more than 350 million years, often resulting in species variability and radiation. Studying insect–plant chemical and mechanical interactions at different levels can help shed light on the complex factors driving the evolutionarily successful relationship between these two groups. This Special Issue focuses on the chemical and physical interactions between insects and plants to understand the functional significance of plant chemistry, plant surface structures, and their relationships with a broad range of ecological groups of insects, including pollinators, herbivores, and predators. The results of the investigations presented in this Special Issue can help develop effective management strategies to successfully control insect pest infestations or pollination strategies for diverse cropping environments.

Format
  • Hardback
License
© 2022 by the authors; CC BY-NC-ND license
Keywords
friction; adhesion; olive fruit fly; pulvilli; claws; wax crystals; biomechanics; plant-insect interactions; leaf defensive traits; herbivory; spruce budworm; toughness; leaf physical traits; phenology; calcium carbonate coverage; cuffs; cuticular folds; epicuticular wax projections; greasy pole syndrome; slaked (hydrated) lime; nectar robbing; Smyrnium rotundifolium; rice field spiders; herbivore-induced rice volatiles; selection behavior; predation latency; daily predation capacity; Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica; full-length transcriptome; Sirex noctilio; venom; wounding; pollination; pollen adhesion; pollenkitt; atomic force microscopy; cryogenic scanning electron microscopy; centrifugation; sugarcane stem borer; life table; sugarcane cultivar; oviposition preference; biochemical traits; Fallopia aubertii; Bukhara fleeceflower; floral scent; HS-GC/MS; VOCs; adhesion; leaf surface; tarsus morphology; trichomes; surface free energy; mechanoecology; ecomorphology; friction; adult; larva; pulvilli; claws; plant trichomes; biomechanics; whitefly; predator; zoophytophagy; trophic interactions; plant morphology; plant physiology; attachment force; “cafeteria”-type flowers; cuticular folds; epicuticular wax projections; flower stems; leaves; pollination; papillae; n/a