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

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

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...

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Main Author: Quicke, Donald L. J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley Blackwell, 2014
Subjects:
Parasitic wasps.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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