Insect Sex Pheromone Research and Beyond From Molecules to Robots /
This book provides a complete overview of cutting-edge research on insect sex pheromones and pheromone communication systems. The coverage ranges from the chemistry, biosynthesis, and reception of sex pheromones to the control of odor-source searching behavior, and from molecules to the application...
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| Language: | English |
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Singapore :
Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer,
2020.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2020. |
| Series: | Entomology Monographs,
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3082-1 |
Table of Contents:
- Aims and scope of this book
- Part I. Chemistry of sex pheromones
- Chapter 1. Chemical divergences in the sex pheromone communication systems in moths
- Chapter 2. Sex pheromone communication system in hawk moths
- Chapter 3. Sex pheromones of mealybugs: Implications for evolution and application
- Chapter 4. Hybrid sex pheromone communication systems in seed beetles
- Chapter 5. Pheromones in longhorn beetles with a special focus on contact pheromones
- Part II. Biosynthesis of sex pheromones
- Chapter 6. A sexy moth model—The molecular basis of sex pheromone biosynthesis in the silkmoth Bombyx mori
- Chapter 7. Molecular bases for the biosynthesis of species-specific sex pheromones in the genus Ostrinia (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)
- Chapter 8. Epoxidases involved in the biosynthesis of type-II sex pheromones
- Part III. Reception of sex pheromones
- Chapter 9. Molecular mechanisms of sex pheromone reception in moths
- Chapter 10. Evolutionary history of lepidopteran genes associated with sex pheromone recognition
- Chapter 11. Application of olfactory detection systems in sensing technologies
- Part IV. Mechanisms controlling behavior and its application to robotics
- Chapter 12. Brain premotor centers for pheromone orientation behavior
- Chapter 13. Coding and evolution of pheromone preference in moths
- Chapter 13. Coding and evolution of pheromone preference in moths.