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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Hoboken, NJ :
John Wiley & Sons Inc.,
2015.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781118907054 1118907051 111890706X 9781118907061 1118907086 9781118907085 9781322439563 1322439567 9781118907078 1118907078 |