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Insect hydrocarbons : biology, biochemistry, and chemical ecology
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Insect hydrocarbons : biology, biochemistry, and chemical ecology

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Introduction : history and overview of insect hydrocarbons / Gary J. Blomquist and Anne-Geneviève Bagnères
Structure and analysis of insect hydrocarbons / Gary J. Blomquist
Biosynthesis of cuticular hydrocarbons / Gary J. Blomquist
Molecular biology and genetics of hydrocarbon production / Claude Wicker-Thomas and Thomas Chertemps
Site of synthesis, mechanism of transport and selective deposition of hydrocarbons / Anne-Geneviève Bagnères and Gary J. Blomquist
Cuticular lipids and water balance / Allen G. Gibbs and Subhash Rajpurohit
Chemical taxonomy with hydrocarbons / Anne-Geneviève Bagnères and Claude Wicker-Thomas
Chemical synthesis of insect cuticular hydrocarbons / Jocelyn G. Millar
Oxygenated derivatives of hydrocarbons / James S. Buckner
Perception and olfaction of cuticular compounds / Mamiko Ozaki and Ayako Wada-Katsumata
Nestmate recognition in social insects and the role of hydrocarbons / Jelle S. van Zweden and Patrizia d'Ettorre
Cuticular hydrocarbon cues in the formation and maintenance of insect social groups / Michael Greene
Hydrocarbon profiles indicate fertility and dominance status in ant, bee, and wasp colonies / Jürgen Liebig
Chemical deception/mimicry using cuticular hydrocarbons / Anne-Geneviève Bagnères and M. Cristina Lorenzi
Behavioral and evolutionary roles of cuticular hydrocarbons in Diptera / Jean-François Ferveur and Matthew Cobb
Contact recognition pheromones in spiders and scorpions / Marie Trabalon and Anne-Geneviève Bagnères
Hydrocarbons as contact pheromones of longhorned beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) / Matthew D. Ginzel
Polyene hydrocarbons, epoxides, and related compounds as components of lepidopteran pheromone blends / Jocelyn Millar
Volatile hydrocarbon pheromones from beetles / Robert J. Bartelt
Future directions in hydrocarbon research / Abraham Hefetz, Claude Wicker-Thomas and Anne-Geneviève Bagnères.

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Insect hydrocarbons : biology, biochemistry, and chemical ecology. ISBN 9780521898140. Published by Cambridge University Press in 2010. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.

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