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.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2015.
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Summary: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 separate groups of researchers, and this, to a considerable extent, has meant that understanding of their adaptive features has often been considered in isolation. This book considers both families, highlighting similarities and differences in their adaptations. The classification of the whole of.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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