Parasitoids : Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Godfray, H. Charles J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 1994.
Colección:Monographs in Behavior and Ecology Ser.
Temas:
Parasitic insects > Behavior.
Parasitoids > Behavior.
Insects > Parasites.
Behavior evolution.
Insectes parasites > Mœurs et comportement.
Parasitoïdes > Mœurs et comportement.
Insectes > Parasites.
Évolution du comportement.
Behavior evolution
Insects > Parasites
Parasitic insects > Behavior
Parasitoids > Behavior
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Parasitoid Definitions
  • 1.2 Parasitoid Natural History
  • 1.3 Unusual Life Histories
  • 1.4 Parasitoid Taxonomy
  • 1.5 Evolutionary Transitions
  • 1.6 Conclusions
  • 2 Host Location
  • 2.1 Conceptual Models of Host Location
  • 2.2 Mechanisms of Host Location
  • 2.3 Learning
  • 2.4 Comparative Studies of Host Location
  • 2.5 Patch Use
  • 2.6 Conclusions
  • 3 Oviposition Behavior
  • 3.1 Host Acceptance
  • 3.2 Clutch Size
  • 3.3 Superparasitism
  • 3.4 Conclusions
  • 4 Sex Ratio
  • 4.1 Sex Determination in Parasitoid Wasps
  • 4.2 Fisher's Principle
  • 4.3 Local Mate Competition and Sex Ratio in Structured Populations
  • 4.4 Sex Ratio and Host Quality
  • 4.5 Other Factors
  • 4.6 Conclusions
  • 5 Selfish Genetic Elements
  • 5.1 Non-Mendelian Genetic Elements in Nasonia
  • 5.2 Microorganisms and Thelytoky
  • 5.3 Primary Male Production in Heteronomous Hyperparasitoids
  • 5.4 Gregarious Oviposition in Muscidifurax
  • 5.5 Conclusions
  • 6 The Immature Parasitoid
  • 6.1 Host Quality and the Juvenile Parasitoid
  • 6.2 Host Defenses
  • 6.3 Countermeasures
  • 6.4 Host Manipulation by Endoparasitoids
  • 6.5 Interactions between Immature Parasitoids
  • 6.6 Conclusions
  • 7 The Adult Parasitoid
  • 7.1 Size and Fitness
  • 7.2 Mating
  • 7.3 Resource Defense and Maternal Care
  • 7.4 Host Defense against the Adult Parasitoid
  • 7.5 Dispersal
  • 7.6 Defense from Predators
  • 7.7 Host Synchronization
  • 7.8 Conclusions
  • 8 Life Histories and Community Patterns
  • 8.1 Life History Evolution
  • 8.2 Host Range and Parasitoid Species Load
  • 8.3 Parasitoid Diversity
  • 8.4 Conclusions
  • References
  • Author Index
  • Subject Index
  • Taxonomic Index

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