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Edited By: NE Beckage, SN Thompson and BA Federici
342 pages, B/w photos, line drawings, tables, figs.
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Emphasizes biochemical and molecular interactions, basic biology, and the roles of hormones, receptors, and other cellular components in modulating interactions between host insects and attacking agents. These topics also are assessed in relation to biotechnology and biological control.
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M. Mackauer and R. Sequeira, Patterns of Development in Insect Parasites. N.E. Beckage, Games Parasites Play: The Dynamic Roles of Proteins and Peptides in the Relationship between Parasite and Host. P.O. Lawrence and B. Lanzrein, Hormonal Interactions between Insect Endoparasites and Their Host Insects. H. Hurd, Reproductive Disturbances Induced by Parasites and Pathogens of Insects. D.R. Horton and J. Moore, Behavioral Effects of Parasites and Pathogens in Insect Hosts. S.N. Thompson, Redirection of Host Metabolism and Effects on Parasite Nutrition. D.L. Dahlman and S.B.Vinson, Teratocytes: Developmental and Biochemical Characteristics. D.B. Stoltz, The Polydnavirus Life Cycle. J.A.G.W. Fleming and P. J. Krell, Polydnavirus Genome Organization. D. Jones and T. Coudron, Venoms of Parasitic Hymenoptera as Investigatory Tools. B.M. Christensen and D.W. Severson, Biochemical and Molecular Basis of Mosquito Susceptibility to Plasmodium and Filarioid Nematodes. N.A. Ratcliffe, Cellular Defense Responses of Insects: Unresolved Problems. R.D. Karp, The Response to Foreign Tissue Transplants in Insects. M. Sugumaran and M. Kanost, Regulation of Insect Hemolymph Phenoloxidases.
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Out of Print
Edited By: NE Beckage, SN Thompson and BA Federici
342 pages, B/w photos, line drawings, tables, figs.
The collection of reviews contained in this two-volume book is wide ranging and provides fresh information written by those who have first-hand knowledge. The references cited are current up to 1993, and there is a detailed index in both volumes. This book represents an invaluable collection of disparate phenomena concerning both insects and their guests in a single source. --PARASITOLOGY TODAY "All the chapters in this book are well referenced. It will serve as a useful reference book for undergraduates and graduates interested in host-parasite/pathogen interactions." --BULLETIN OF ENTOMOLOGICAL RESEARCH