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List of contributors vii
Foreword Ralph W. Howard ix
Acknowledgments xi
Part I Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Physiology
1 Introduction: history and overview of insect hydrocarbons Gary J. Blomquist Anne-Geneviève Bagnères 3
2 Structure and analysis of insect hydrocarbons Gary J. Blomquist 19
3 Biosynthesis of cuticular hydrocarbons Gary J. Blomquist 35
4 Molecular biology and genetics of hydrocarbon production Claude Wicker-Thomas Thomas Chertemps 53
5 Site of synthesis, mechanism of transport and selective deposition of hydrocarbons Anne-Geneviève Bagnères Gary J. Blomquist 75
6 Cuticular lipids and water balance Allen G. Gibbs Subhash Rajpurohit 100
7 Chemical taxonomy with hydrocarbons Anne-Geneviève Bagnères Claude Wicker-Thomas 121
8 Chemical synthesis of insect cuticular hydrocarbons Jocelyn G. Millar 163
9 Oxygenated derivatives of hydrocarbons James S. Buckner 187
Part II Chemical Communication
10 Perception and olfaction of cuticular compounds Mamiko Ozaki Ayako Wada-Katsumata 207
11 Nestmate recognition in social insects and the role of hydrocarbons Jelle S. van Zweden Patrizia d'Ettorre 222
12 Cuticular hydrocarbon cues in the formation and maintenance of insect social groups Michael Greene 244
13 Hydrocarbon profiles indicate fertility and dominance status in ant, bee, and wasp colonies Jürgen Liebig 254
14 Chemical deception/mimicry using cuticular hydrocarbons Anne-Geneviève Bagnères M. Cristina Lorenzi 282
15 Behavioral and evolutionary roles of cuticular hydrocarbons in Diptera Jean-François Ferveur Matthew Cobb 325
16 Contact recognition pheromones in spiders and scorpions Marie Trabalon Anne-Geneviève Bagnères 344
17 Hydrocarbons as contact pheromones of longhorned beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Matthew D. Ginzel 375
18 Polyene hydrocarbons, epoxides, and related compounds as components of lepidopteran pheromone blends Jocelyn Millar 390
19 Volatile hydrocarbon pheromones from beetles Robert J. Bartelt 448
20 Future directions in hydrocarbon research Abraham Hefetz Claude Wicker-Thomas Anne-Geneviève Bagnères 477
Index 486
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