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Title

Behavioral ecology of insect parasitoids : from theoretical approaches to field applications / edited by Éric Wajnberg, Carlos Bernstein, and Jacques van Alphen.

Publication

Malden, MA ; Oxford : Blackwell Pub., 2008.

Supplementary Content

• Contributor biographical information
• Publisher description

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Additional Authors

• Wajnberg, E.
• Bernstein, Carlos.
• Alphen, Jacques van.

Description

xvi, 445 pages : illustrations; 25 cm

Summary

"Written by a team of leading international specialists, Behavioral Ecology of Insect Parasitoids examines the optimal behaviors that parasitoids exhibit in order to maximize long-term offspring production. The book reviews topical issues, such as cutting-edge research on parasitoid decision making and the implications for biological control. It explores applications in other fields, provides information on the latest research methods, and includes helpful case studies and statistical tools."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject

• Parasitic insects > Behavior
• Parasitoids > Behavior
• Parasitic insects > Ecology
• Parasitoids > Ecology
• Insect pests > Biological control

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Pt. 1. Current issues in behavioral ecology of insect parasitoids -- 1. Optimal foraging behavior and efficient biological control methods / Nick J. Mills and Eric Wajnberg -- 2. Parasitoid fitness: from a simple idea to an intricate concept / Minus van Baalen and Lia Hemerik -- 3. Parasitoid foraging and oviposition behavior in the field / George E. Heimpel and Jerome Casas -- 4. Behavior influences whether intra-guild predation disrupts herbivore suppression by parasitoids / William E. Snyder and Anthony R. lves -- 5. Chemical and behavioral ecology in insect parasitoids: how to behave optimally in a complex odorous environment / Monika Hilker and Jeremy McNeil -- 6. Parasitoid and host nutritional physiology in behavioral ecology / Michael R. Strand and Jerome Casas -- 7. Food-searching in parasitoids: the dilemma of choosing between 'immediate' or future fitness gains / Carlos Bernstein and Mark Jervis -- 8. Information acquisition, information processing, and patch time allocation in insect parasitoids / Jacques J. M. . van Alphen and Carlos Bernstein -- 9. Competition and asymmetric wars of attrition in insect parasitoids / Patsy Haccou and Jacques J. M. van Alphen -- 10. Risk assessment and host exploitation strategies in insect parasitoids / Luc-Alain Giraldeau and Guy Boivin -- Pt. 2. Extension of behavioral ecology of insect parasitoids to other fields -- 11. Multitrophic interactions and parasitoid behavioral ecology / Louise E. M. Vet and H. Charles J. Godfray -- 12. Parasitoid sex ratios and biological control / Paul J. Ode and Ian C. W. Hardy -- 13. Linking foraging and dynamics / Michael B. Bonsall and Carlos Bernstein -- 14. Linking behavioral ecology to the study of host resistance and parasitoid counter-resistance / Alex R. Kraaijeveld and H. Charles J. Godfray -- Pt. 3. Methodological issues in behavioral ecology -- 15. State-dependent problems for parasitoids: case studies and solutions / Bernard Roitberg and Pierre Bernhard -- 16. A Bayesian approach to optimal foraging in parasitoids / Jean-Sebastien Pierre and Richard F. Green -- 17. Finding optimal behaviors with genetic algorithms / Thomas S. Hoffmeister and Eric Wajnberg -- 18. Statistical tools for analyzing data on behavioral ecology of insect parasitoids / Eric Wajnberg and Patsy Haccou.

ISBN

• 140516347X (hbk. : alk. paper)
• 9781405163477 (hbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

2007025136

OCLC

• ocn145431698
• 145431698
• SCSB-5392877

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries