Large parts of the continents are covered by a green blanket of
living plants. From an insect's point of view this green blanket is
not uniform, but consists of a mosaic of resources of variable
quality and with various levels of noxious secondary compounds. It
is the challenge of phytophagous insects to orientate and reproduce
within this mosaic of resources and among hostile competitors and
natural enemies. The International Symposia on Insect-Plant
Relationships (SIP) provides fora where scientists from different
fields (mainly in biology and chemistry) meet and discuss the most
recent findings which contribute to our understanding of the
complex interactions between plants and insects. The meetings seek
to unravel basic mechanisms as well as applied aspects. It is
recognized that human activities now have major influence on
virtually all the world's ecosystems, and a better understanding of
the dynamics of insect-plant interactions may be useful for
development of new crop protection strategies and for coping with
the threatening loss of biodiversity.
The 11th International Symposium on Insect-Plant Relationships
(SIP11), held on August 4-10, 2001, in Helsingor, Denmark, followed
the tradition of previous SIP meetings and covered topics of
different levels from chemistry, physiology, and ethology to
ecology, genetics, and evolution of insect-plant relationships. The
present volume includes a representative selection of fully
refereed papers as well as a complete list of all the contributions
which were presented at the meeting. Reviews of selected topics as
well as original experimental data are included. The book provides
valuable information for students and research workers interested
in chemical and biological aspects of interactions between
individuals and populations of different organisms. "
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