Rolff J., Reynolds S. (ed.) Insect Infection and Immunity: Evolution, Ecology, and Mechanisms

Oxford University Press, 2009. — 254 p. — ISBN: 9780199551354.Adopts a truly interdisciplinary and concept-driven approach, integrating insights from immunology, molecular biology, ecology, evolutionary biology, parasitology, and epidemiology
Contributions from an international team of leading experts
Incorporates the latest molecular immunological techniques
Clearly structured around two broadly themed sections: mechanisms and evolutionary ecology.Introducing insect infection and immunity / Jens Rolff and Stuart E. Reynolds -- Recognition and response to microbial infection in Drosophila / Nichole A. Broderick, David P. Welchman, and Bruno Lemaitre -- Roles of haemolymph proteins in antimicrobial defences of Manduca sexta / Emily J. Ragan... [et al.] -- Drosophila as a model for studying antiviral defences / Jean-Luc Imler and Ioannis Eleftherianos -- Specificity of the innate immune system : a closer look at the mosquito pattern-recognition receptor repertoire / Suchismita Das... [et al.] -- Comparative genomics of insect immunity / Fotis Kafatos... [et al.] -- Physiological integration of innate immunity / David Schneider -- The inherited microbiota of arthropods, and their importance in understanding resistance and immunity / Gregory D.D. Hurst and Alistair C. Darby -- Polydnaviruses as tools to deliver wasp virulence factors to impair lepidopteran host immunity / Sebastien Moreau, Elisabeth Huguet, and Jean-Michel Drezen -- Immune responses and the evolution of resistance / Jacob Koella -- The impact of physiological state on immune function in insects / Shelley A. Adamo -- Costs and genomic aspects of Drosophila immunity to parasites and pathogens / Alex R. Kraaijeveld and Bregje Wertheim -- Population genetics of insect immune responses / Punita Juneja and Brian P. Lazzaro -- Ecological and evolutionary implications of specific immune responses / Ben M. Sadd and Paul Schmid-Hempel -- Reproductive immunity / Michael T. Siva-Jothy.