Cross Talking between Insects and Environment
A special issue of Insects (ISSN 2075-4450). This special issue belongs to the section "Insect Physiology, Reproduction and Development".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2021) | Viewed by 29281
Special Issue Editors
Interests: disease defence mechanism in insects; olfactory; gustatory; immunology; biological control; entomopathogenic fungi; plant-insect interactions
Interests: chemical communication of social insects, especially molecular and neuronal bases of nestmate discrimination and social aggression in ants; feeding regulation in the fly via olfactory and gustatory sensing of foods and/or internal conditions plus memory
Special Issue Information
Dear colleagues,
We are hosting a Special Issue entitled “Cross Talking between Insects and Environment. Current research is revealing many biological phenomena of physiological or neural insect reactions, but there we are still a long way from clarifying the reasons for and mechanisms of these interactions. This Special Issue aims to present physiological and behavioral reactions of insects to environmental cues. The environmental cues in this Special Issue will cover the insect reaction against generalist stimuli, such as chemical or mechanical cues from biological and abiological sources. Topics related to specific cues such as pheromones are also welcomed. We hope that this Special Issue will enlighten the insect world and that insects’ unique survival strategy in nature will contribute to establishing a sustainable ecosystem .
Dr. Aya Yanagawa
Prof. Mamiko Ozaki
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Environmental cues
- physiology
- neural cirsuit
- learning
- behavior
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