The Braconid and Ichneumonid parasitoid wasps : biology, systematics, evolution and ecology /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Quicke, Donald L. J. (Συγγραφέας)
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley Blackwell, 2014.
• Θέματα: Parasitic wasps.; Braconidae.; Ichneumonidae.; Parasitoids.; Electronic books.

The Ichneumonoidea is a vast and important superfamily of parasitic wasps, with some 60,000 described species and estimated numbers far higher, especially for small-bodied tropical taxa. The superfamily comprises two cosmopolitan families - Braconidae and Ichneumonidae - that have largely attracted...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Morphology and Biology. Adult External Morphology
• The Ovipositor and Ovipositor Sheaths
• Internal and Reproductive Anatomy
• Immature Stages
• Idiobionts, Koinobionts and Other Life History Traits
• Sex, Courtship and Mating
• Host Location, Associative Learning and Host Assessment
• Overcoming Host Immune Reaction and Physiological Interactions with Host
• Convergent Adaptations
• Taxonomic and Systematic Treatment. Overview of Ichneumonoidea: Relationships and Systematics
• Phylogeny and Systematics of the Braconidae
• Phylogeny and Systematics of the Ichneumonidae
• Ecology and Diversity. Ecology
• Local and Global Patterns in Diversity
• Collecting and Rearing Ichneumonoidea
• Epilogue
• Glossary
• References
• Author Index
• General Index
• Host Index
• Ichneumonoid Genus, Tribe and Subfamily Index
• Ichneumonoidea Species Index.