عنوان

Pattern and process in host-parasitoid interactions /

(Number (ISBN

9780511721885 (ebook)

Erroneous ISBN

9780521019446 (paperback)

Erroneous ISBN

9780521460293 (hardback)

Number

b502732

Title Proper

Pattern and process in host-parasitoid interactions /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Bradford A. Hawkins.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Cambridge :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Cambridge University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

1994.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (x, 190 pages) :

Other Physical Details

digital, PDF file(s)

Text of Note

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)

Text of Note

Data and methodology -- Parasitoid species richness -- Host mortality -- Parasitoid impact -- Independent variables -- Dependent variables -- Statistical analysis -- Parasitoid species richness -- Host feeding niche -- Food plant/habitat -- Lattitude/climate -- Explained variance models -- Taxonomic composition and generalist versus specialist parasitoids -- Host feeding niche -- Food plant/habitat -- Lattitude/climate -- Host mortality and parasitoid impact -- Host feeding niche -- Food plant/habitat -- Lattitude/climate -- Parasitoid impact on host densities.

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Hyperparasitoids -- Primary parasitoid species richness -- Herbivore feeding niche -- Food plant/habitat -- Lattitude/climate -- Synthesis.

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How is the staggering biodiversity of the parasitoid insects maintained? This book, first published in 1994, explores patterns in host-parasitoid interactions, including parasitoid community richness, the importance of parasitoids as mortality factors, and their impact on host densities as determined by the outcomes of parasitoid introductions for biological control. It documents general patterns using data sets generated from the global literature and evaluates potential underlying biological, ecological and evolutionary mechanisms. A theme running throughout the book is the importance of host refuges as a major constraint on host-parasitoid interactions. Much can be learnt from the analysis of broad patterns; a few simple rules can go a long way in explaining the major components of these interactions. This book will be an invaluable resource for researchers interested in community ecology, population biology, entomology and biological control.

Parallel Title

Pattern & Process in Host-Parasitoid Interactions.

Host-parasite relationships.

Insect-plant relationships.

Insects-- Parasites.

Parasitic insects.

Parasitoids.

Class number

Book number

Hawkins, Bradford A.

Date of Transaction

20151005020621.0

Cataloguing Rules (Descriptive Conventions))

rda

Electronic name

[Book]

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