Chemical Ecology
A special issue of Insects (ISSN 2075-4450).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2018) | Viewed by 48505
Special Issue Editor
Interests: insect chemical ecology; multitrophic interactions; vibrational communication
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Insect Chemical Ecology has immensely broadened its scope in the past decade. Research topics encompass chemically mediated interactions over several trophic levels above- as well as belowground. Questions addressed range from the role of chemical signals in host selection and recognition to the impact of atmospheric changes on plant metabolomics, the effect of natural selection on diversity of chemical compounds, and the application of results in pest management programs and sustainable agriculture.
This special issue will include original research articles and reviews. Because of the extremely broad range of topics we decided to focus on studies that demonstrate the importance of inter- and intraspecific chemical interactions for insect behaviour and ecosystem function.
Dr. Astrid Eben
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Insects is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
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chemical defense
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chemical signals
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insect-plant relationships
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metabolomics
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multitrophic interactions
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mutualism
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phylogeny
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pollinators
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VOCs