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Pine Bark Beetles

1st Edition - April 28, 2016

Editors: Claus Tittiger, Gary J. Blomquist

Hardback ISBN:

9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 0 2 7 2 3 - 3

eBook ISBN:

9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 0 2 7 4 4 - 8

Pine Bark Beetles, the latest release in the Advances in Insect Physiology series, provides readers with the latest interdisciplinary reviews on the topic. It is an essential… Read more

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Pine Bark Beetles, the latest release in the Advances in Insect Physiology series, provides readers with the latest interdisciplinary reviews on the topic. It is an essential reference source for invertebrate physiologists, neurobiologists, entomologists, zoologists, and insect chemists.

Preface
Chapter One: Host Selection by Bark Beetles: Playing the Odds in a High-Stakes Game
- Abstract
- 1 Challenges and Trade-offs Posed by the Resource: The House Usually Wins
- 2 Mechanisms: Making the Most of the Hand You are Dealt
- 3 Plasticity: Hedging Your Bets
- 4 Choosing Among Host Species in a Changing Landscape: There's More than One Game in Town
- 5 Integrating Mechanistic Knowledge of Host Selection Behaviour with the Landscape Ecology and Management of Bark Beetles
- 6 Conclusions
- Acknowledgements
Chapter Two: The Role of Population Genetic Structure in Understanding and Managing Pine Beetles
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Age of DNA-Based Methods
- 3 Common Methods of Assessment
- 4 Can Pine Beetle Population Genetic Structure Lead the Way?
Chapter Three: The Proteomics and Transcriptomics of Early Host Colonization and Overwintering Physiology in the Mountain Pine Beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Host Colonization
- 3 Larval Overwintering
- 4 Implications
- 5 Conclusion
Chapter Four: Semiochemicals in the Natural History of Southern Pine Beetle Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann and Their Role in Pest Management
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Host Selection and Discrimination
- 3 Concentration of Conspecifics for Mass Attack
- 4 Semiochemical Inhibition of Concentration (Antiaggregants)
- 5 Attack Sequence
- 6 Geographic Variation
- 7 Mate Finding and Selection
- 8 Semiochemical Interactions with Arthropod Associates
- 9 Exploitation of Semiochemistry in Management of D. frontalis
- 10 Concluding Remarks
Chapter Five: The Evolution of Aggregation Pheromone Diversity in Bark Beetles
- Abstract
- 1 Bark Beetles as Paradigms for Pheromone Research
- 2 Bark Beetle Aggregation Pheromones: Function and Chemical Diversity
- 3 The Mode of Evolution of Bark Beetle Aggregation Pheromones
- 4 A Reanalysis of Bark Beetle Aggregation Pheromone Evolution
- 5 What are the Broad Patterns Underlying Bark Beetle Pheromone Diversity?
- 6 Mechanisms for Evolutionary Change in Aggregation Pheromone Composition
- 7 Other Considerations
- 8 Concluding Remarks
Chapter Six: Pheromone Production in Pine Bark Beetles
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Origin of Pheromones: Plant Precursors vs De Novo
- 3 Site of Pheromone Production
- 4 Endocrine Regulation
- 5 Ips spp. Metabolic Pathways
- 6 Dendroctonus spp. Metabolic Pathways
- 7 Summary
Chapter Seven: Bark Beetle Research in the Postgenomic Era
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Host Defence Terpene Toxicity
- 3 Genomics in Bark Beetles
- 4 Functional Genomics in Bark Beetles
- 5 Cytochromes P450 in Bark Beetles
- 6 Functional Characterization of Bark Beetle Genes
- 7 Future Directions
- Acknowledgements
Index