Invertebrate-Microbial Interactions : : Ingested Fungal Enzymes in Arthropod Biology / / Michael M. Martin.
Arthropods that eat wood, foliage, and detritus have difficulty in digesting the cellulose in their food. A remarkable biological mechanism allows some species to overcome this problem: in eating fungal tissue they ingest cellulolytic enzymes that allow them to exploit the potential nutritive value...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Archive Pre-2000 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2019] ©1987 |
Year of Publication: | 2019 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Explorations in Chemical Ecology : 32
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (176 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1. The Digestion of Plant Cell Wall Polysaccharides; Insect- Microbial Interactions; and Symbiosis -- 2. Acquired Enzymes in the Fungus-Growing Termite Macrotermes natalensis -- 3. Acquired Enzymes in the Siricid Woodwasp Sirey cyaneus -- 4. Acquired Enzymes in Detritivores -- 5. Acquired Enzymes in Cerambycid Beetles -- 6. The Symbiosis between the Attine Ants and the Fungi They Culture in Their Nests -- References -- Index |
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Summary: | Arthropods that eat wood, foliage, and detritus have difficulty in digesting the cellulose in their food. A remarkable biological mechanism allows some species to overcome this problem: in eating fungal tissue they ingest cellulolytic enzymes that allow them to exploit the potential nutritive value of plant fiber. Michael M. Martin, a chemical ecologist, here describes his laboratory investigations that led to the discovery of this phenomenon and explores the insights they have produced. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781501737138 9783110536171 |
DOI: | 10.7591/9781501737138 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Michael M. Martin. |