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Insect Sex Pheromone Research and Beyond

From Molecules to Robots

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Editors:
  1. Yukio Ishikawa

    1. Laboratory of Applied Entomology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, Laboratory of Applied Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Setsunan University, Osaka, Japan

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  • Documents recent progress in insect sex pheromone research
  • Covers the chemistry, biosynthesis, and reception of sex pheromones, mechanisms controlling behavior, and more
  • Written and illustrated in a way that makes the book accessible for nonspecialists as well as researchers

Part of the book series: Entomology Monographs (ENTMON)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Chemistry of Sex Pheromones

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Chemical Divergences in the Sex Pheromone Communication Systems in Moths

      • Hideshi Naka, Takeshi Fujii
      Pages 3-17

    3. Sex Pheromone Communication System in Hawk Moths

      • Takuya Uehara, Hiroshi Honda
      Pages 19-33

    4. Sex Pheromones of Mealybugs: Implications for Evolution and Application

      • Jun Tabata
      Pages 35-59

    5. Hybrid Sex Pheromone Communication Systems in Seed Beetles

      • Kenji Shimomura, Kanju Ohsawa
      Pages 61-76

    6. Pheromones in Longhorn Beetles with a Special Focus on Contact Pheromones

      • Midori Fukaya, Hiroe Yasui
      Pages 77-107

  4. Reception of Sex Pheromones

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 183-183
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    2. Molecular Mechanisms of Sex Pheromone Reception in Moths

      • Yusuke Shiota, Takeshi Sakurai
      Pages 185-205

    3. Evolutionary History of Lepidopteran Genes Associated with Sex Pheromone Recognition

      • Yuji Yasukochi
      Pages 207-220

    4. Application of Olfactory Detection Systems in Sensing Technologies

      • Hidefumi Mitsuno, Takeshi Sakurai, Ryohei Kanzaki
      Pages 221-240

  5. Mechanisms Controlling Behavior and Its Application to Robotics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 241-241
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    2. Brain Premotor Centers for Pheromone Orientation Behavior

      • Shigehiro Namiki, Ryohei Kanzaki
      Pages 243-264

    3. Coding and Evolution of Pheromone Preference in Moths

      • Teun Dekker, Zsolt Kárpáti
      Pages 265-286

    4. Toward Robotic Applications of Insect Sex Pheromone-Searching Behavior: Lessons from the Silkmoth

      • Noriyasu Ando, Poonsup Pansopha Kono
      Pages 287-313

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 315-321
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About this book

This book provides a complete overview of cutting-edge research on insect sex pheromones and pheromone communication systems. The coverage ranges from the chemistry, biosynthesis, and reception of sex pheromones to the control of odor-source searching behavior, and from molecules to the application of research findings to robotics. The book both summarizes the progress of studies conducted using Bombyx mori and several groups of moths and reviews sex pheromones of some non-lepidopteran insect groups of agricultural importance. Attention is drawn to recent findings on elaborate neural information processing in the brain in male moths and to the importance of olfactory receptors specifically tuned to sex pheromone molecules. Featuring contributions from leading experts on the topic, this book will be a unique and valuable resource for researchers and students in the fields of entomology, chemical ecology, insect physiology and biochemistry, evolution, biomimetics, and bioengineering. In addition to researchers, general insect lovers will find the book fascinating for its descriptions of the marvelous abilities of insects and the underlying mechanisms involved.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Laboratory of Applied Entomology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, Laboratory of Applied Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Setsunan University, Osaka, Japan

    Yukio Ishikawa

About the editor

Yukio Ishikawa 
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences
The University of Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Insect Sex Pheromone Research and Beyond

  • Book Subtitle: From Molecules to Robots

  • Editors: Yukio Ishikawa

  • Series Title: Entomology Monographs

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3082-1

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-3081-4Published: 20 March 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-3084-5Published: 20 March 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-3082-1Published: 19 March 2020

  • Series ISSN: 2522-526X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2522-5278

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 321

  • Number of Illustrations: 53 b/w illustrations, 31 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Entomology, Animal Biochemistry, Animal Physiology

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