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Insect Infection and Immunity: Evolution, Ecology, and Mechanisms, Under continual attack from both microbial pathogens and multicellular parasites, insects must cope with immune challenges every day of their lives. However, this has not prevented them from becoming the most successful group of animals on the planet. Ins, Insect Infection and Immunity: Evolution, Ecology, and Mechanisms
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  • Insect Infection and Immunity: Evolution, Ecology, and Mechanisms
  • Written by author Jens Rolff
  • Published by Oxford University Press, 9/28/2009
  • Under continual attack from both microbial pathogens and multicellular parasites, insects must cope with immune challenges every day of their lives. However, this has not prevented them from becoming the most successful group of animals on the planet. Ins
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List of contributors xi

1 Introducing insect infection and immunity Jens Rolff Stuart E. Reynolds 1

Section A Immune mechanisms and integration

2 Recognition and response to microbial infection in Drosophila Nichole A. Broderick David P. Welchman Bruno Lemaitre 13

3 Roles of haemolymph proteins in antimicrobial defencesof Manduca sexta Emily J. Ragan Chunju An Haobo Jiang Michael R. Kanost 34

4 Drosophila as a model for studying antiviral defences Jean-Luc Imler Ioannis Eleftherianos 49

5 Specificity of the innate immune system: a closer look atthe mosquito pattern-recognition receptor repertoire Suchismita Das Yuemei Dong Lindsey Garver George Dimopoulos 69

6 Comparative genomics of insect immunity Fotis Kafatos Robert Waterhouse Evgeny Zdobnov George Christophides 86

7 Physiological integration of innate immunity David Schneider 106

Section B Immune interactions and evolution

8 The inherited microbiota of arthropods, and their importancein understanding resistance and immunity Gregory D.D. Hurst Alistair C. Darby 119

9 Polydnaviruses as tools to deliver wasp virulence factors toimpair lepidopteran host immunity Sebastien Moreau Elisabeth Huguet Jean-Michel Drezen 138

10 Immune responses and the evolution of resistance Jacob Koella 150

11 The impact of physiological state on immune function in insects Shelley A. Adamo 173

12 Costs and genomic aspects of Drosophila immunity toparasites and pathogens Alex R. Kraaijeveld Bregje Wertheim 187

13 Population genetics of insect immune responses Punita juneja Brian P. Lazzaro 206

14 Ecological and evolutionary implications of specificimmune responses Ben M. Sadd Paul Schmid-Hemvel 225

15 Reproductiveimmunity Michael T. Siva-Jothy 241

Index 25


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