Insect Life Cycles : Genetics, Evolution and Co-ordination /

The International Congress of Entomology holds regular symposia on insect life-cyles every four years. This book arose from papers contributed by most of the speakers at the latest symposium held in Vancouver, BC (Canada), July 1988. This volume provides a diverse array of studies on insect life-cyc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gilbert, Francis
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Springer London, 1990.
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Table of Contents:
  • From the Contents: Section I: Genetics of Life-Cycle Traits: Evolution of Insect Life-Cycles
  • The Role of Genetic Analysis
  • Section II: Evolution of Life-Cycle Traits: Use of Selection to Probe Patterns of Pleiotropy in Fitness Characters
  • Phenology and Demography in the Pitcher-Plant Mosquito
  • Developmental Programmes and Adaptive Syndromes in Insect Life-Cycles
  • Coevolution Between Herbivorous Insects and Plants
  • Size Phylogeny and Life-History in the Evolution of Feeding Specialization in Insect Predators
  • Opportunistic Diapause in the Subtropical Ground Cricket
  • Evolution of Mutualistic Life Cycles: Yucca Moths and Fig Wasps
  • Testing Hypotheses About the Evolution of the Mean Phenotype in Temporally Variable Environments
  • Section III: Coordination of Life-Cycle Traits: Insect Herbivores
  • Hervivory and Plant Succession
  • Migration and Coordination of Life-Cycles Exemplified by Lygaeidae Bugs
  • Competition and Selection in Habitat: The Implications for Insect Life-Cycles
  • Facultative and Obligatory Diapause Responses in Three Species of Burnet Moths
  • The Present and Future of Insect Life-Cycle Evolution.