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Nematode Behaviour
Edited by R Gaugler, A L Bilgrami
CABI
June 2004
Hardback 432 pp ISBN 0851998186
£75.00
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This book:
- Brings together the fragmented literature of nematology into a single comprehensive volume
- Explains and compares principles and mechanisms of various aspects of behaviour of plant, animal and
insect-parasitic, predatory and bacterial feeding nematodes
- Discusses and compares physical, chemical, biological, physiological, genetic and molecular aspects
of nematode behaviours
Nematode worms are among the most ubiquitous organisms on earth. They include free-living forms as well
as parasites of plants, insects, humans and other animals. In recent years there has been an explosion of interest
in nematode biology, including the area of nematode behaviour. The latter has, however, until now, not been
synthesized into a single comprehensive volume.
Nematode Behaviour seeks to redress this imbalance by providing the first comprehensive review
of current knowledge of the behaviour of nematodes. Key topics including locomotion and orientation,
feeding and reproductive behaviour, and biotic and abiotic interactions are reviewed by leading authorities
from the USA, UK, India and New Zealand.
Readership: Researchers in nematology, plant pathology, entomology, invertebrate zoology, animal
behaviour, soil ecology, crop protection, evolutionary biology and parasitology
Contents
- Introduction and Overview
- Ecological and Behavioural Adaptations, Gregor W. Yeates, Landcare Research, New Zealand
- Locomotion Behaviour, A.H. Jay Burr, Simon Fraser University, Canada, and A. Forest Robinson, USDA-ARS, USA
- Orientation Behaviour, Ekaterini Riga, Washington State University, USA
- Feeding Behaviour, Anwar L. Bilgrami and Randy Gaugler, Rutgers University, USA
- Reproductive Behaviour, Robin N. Huettel, Auburn University, USA
- Ageing and Developmental Behaviour, E.E. Lewis and E.E. Perez, Virginia Tech, USA
- Osmoregulatory and Excretory Behaviour, Denis J. Wright, Imperial College of Science London, UK
- Physiological and Biochemical Basis of Behaviour, Roland N. Perry, Rothamsted Research, UK, and Aaron Maule, Queen€s University Belfast, UK
- Molecular Basis for Behaviour, Maureen M. Barr, and Jinghua Hu, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
- Biotic Interactions, Patricia Timper, USDA-ARS, USA, and Keith G. Davies, Rothamsted Research, UK
- Abiotic Factors, Mary E. Barbercheck, Pennsylvania State University, USA, and Larry Duncan, University of Florida, USA
- Population Dynamics, Brian Boag, Scottish Crop Research Institute, UK, and Gregor W. Yeates, Landcare Research, New Zealand
- Survival Strategies, David A. Wharton, University of Otago, New Zealand
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