This book provides topics on gall development, chemistry, and physiology focusing on galls from different parts of the world. The chapters are devoted to get together basic knowledge and novelties on plant responses to the stimuli of diverse gall inducers, on cell, tissue, and organism levels. The information contained in this volume will set lights on crucial points that together explain how the plant-gall inducer interactions establish and are successful in different natural environments.
Preface.- Chapter 1 Meristematic features influence on gall development.- Chapter 2 What transcriptomics can and cannot tell us about insect gall development.- Chapter 3 Epidermis: the first line of contact between plants and gall-inducing herbivores.- Chapter 4 Patterns of xylem (re)differentiation and distribution in galls.- Chapter 5 The protagonism of phloem in gall development.- Chapter 6 Starch – histolocalization and metabolism in plant galls.- Chapter 7 Histochemical overview of primary metabolites in galls: tissue compartmentalization and taxon-related traits.- Chapter 8 Green galls can photosynthesize: gall metabolism and host organ impact.- Chapter 9 Physiological and biochemical properties of aphid galls.- Chapter 10 Plant galls: implications for the chemical profile and biological activity of their host plants.- Chapter 11 Structural and physiological aspects of Aphid-induced galls.- Chapter 12 Eriophyoid mite galls: from structural complexity to economic impact.- Chapter 13 Structural and functional diversity of neotropical psyllid galls (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) refute the “simplicity” hypothesis.- Chapter 14 A complex but few explored structure and function of Lepidoptera galls.- Chapter 15 Structure and functions of oak gall wasps.- Chapter 16 The structural development and functional traits of Diptera-induced galls.- Chapter 17 Exploring the intriguing characteristics of eriococcid-induced galls.- Chapter 18 Plant volatile organic compounds’ cues in gall induction: In the search for a semiochemical framework considering developmental emergent properties and ecological context dependency.- Chapter 19 The physiological and ecological processes of anthocyanins accumulation and red gall coloration.- Chapter 20 Natural Enemies’ influence on the population, structure, and function of insect-induced galls.
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