Insect Pheromone Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Part 1: PHEROMONE PRODUCTION<br>Biosynthesis and detection of pheromones and plant volatiles - Introduction and Overview. <br>Biology and ultrastructure of sex pheromone producing tissue . <br>Biochemistry of female moth sex pheromones. <br>Molecular Biological Investigations of Pheromone Desaturases, <br>PBAN regulation of pheromone biosynthesis in female moths. <br>Biosynthesis and endocrine regulation of pheromone production in Coleoptera. <br>Molecular Biology of Pheromone Production in Bark Beetles. <br>Biosynthesis and ecdysteroid regulation of housefly sex pheromone production. <br>Genetic studies on pheromone production in Drosophila. <br>Regulation of pheromone biosynthesis, transport and emission in cockroaches. <br>Pheromone biosynthesis in social insects. <br>Alkaloid-derived pheromones and sexual selection in Lepidoptera.<br> <br>Part 2: PHEROMONE DETECTION<br>The biochemical design of pheromone and odor detection<br>The biochemistry of odor detection and its future prospects <br>Biochemical Diversity in Odor Detection: OBPs, ODE, and SNMPs. Proteins that make sense. <br>The peripheral pheromone olfactory system in insects: targets for species-selective control agents<br>Biochemistry and diversity of insect odorant-binding proteins. <br>Biochemistry and evolution of OBP and CSP proteins. <br>Diversity and Expression of Odorant Receptors in Drosophila <br>Transduction Mechanisms of Olfactory Sensory Neurons<br>The external and internal environmental factors influencing the biochemical design of pheromone and odor detection<br>The Biomechanical Design of an Insect Antenna as an Odor Capture Device <br>Olfactory landscapes and deceptive pollination: signal noise and convergent evolution in floral Scent<br>Physiology and genetics of odor perception in Drosophila <br>Plasticity and coding mechanisms in the insect antennal lobe