Insect Chemical Ecology

Contributors. Preface. Part I: General considerations: Why an evolutionary perspective? B.D. Roitberg. Natural selection and the evolution of plant-insect interactions; M.D. Rausher. Biochemicals: engineering problems for natural selection; M. Berenbaum, D.S. Seigler. Costs and benefits of chemical information conveyance: proximate and ultimate factors; M. Dicke, Maurice Sabelis. A physiological perspective; M.B. Isman. Part II: Specific problems: Evolution of resistance to plant defensive chemicals in insects; M.A. Caprio, B.E. Tabashnik. The evolution of unpalatability and the cost of chemical defense in insects; M.D. Bowers. Behavioral plasticity and patterns of host use by insects; J. Jaenike, D.R. Papaj. Evolution of sex pheromones and the role of asymmetric tracking; P.L. Phelan. Semiochemicals and insect sociality; M.L. Winston. Evolutionary perspectives and insect pest control: an attractive blend for the deployment of semiochemicals in management programs; J.N. McNeil. Taxonomic index. Subject index.