Invertebrate-Microbial Interactions : : Ingested Fungal Enzymes in Arthropod Biology / / Michael M. Martin.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Archive Pre-2000
• VerfasserIn: Martin, Michael M.,
• MitwirkendeR: Eisner, Thomas,; Meinwald, Jerrold,
• Place / Publishing House: Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2019]; ©1987
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Series: Explorations in Chemical Ecology : 32
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (176 p.)
• 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
• 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.

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.