Evolution of Insect Pests: Patterns of VariationISBN: 978-0-471-60077-0
Hardcover
496 pages
May 1993
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Partial table of contents:
GENETIC VARIATION AND EVOLUTION.
Insect Pests and Evolution (K. Kim).
The Spatial Scale of Genetic Variation in Insect Populations (F. Gould).
THE NATURE OF GENETIC VARIATION.
Habitat-Related Variation and Evolution by Sexual Selection (K. Kaneshiro).
Adaptation to Spatial Variation in Habitat: Spatial Effects in Agroecosystems (D. Margolies).
ECOLOGY OF INVADING POPULATIONS.
Habitat Factors in New Pest Invasions (D. Pimentel).
The Evolution of Habitat Preference: Avoidance and Adaptation (M. Rausher).
THE PATTERNS OF VARIATION: CASE STUDIES.
Diversity and Variation of European Corn Borer Populations (W. Showers).
The Role of Demic Adaptation in Colonization and Spread of Scale Insect Populations (L. Hanks & R. Denno).
FUTURE PERSPECTIVES.
Impact of Intraspecific Variation on Integrated Pest Management (G. Kennedy).
Biology of Variations: Epilogue (K. Kim & B. McPheron).
Index.
GENETIC VARIATION AND EVOLUTION.
Insect Pests and Evolution (K. Kim).
The Spatial Scale of Genetic Variation in Insect Populations (F. Gould).
THE NATURE OF GENETIC VARIATION.
Habitat-Related Variation and Evolution by Sexual Selection (K. Kaneshiro).
Adaptation to Spatial Variation in Habitat: Spatial Effects in Agroecosystems (D. Margolies).
ECOLOGY OF INVADING POPULATIONS.
Habitat Factors in New Pest Invasions (D. Pimentel).
The Evolution of Habitat Preference: Avoidance and Adaptation (M. Rausher).
THE PATTERNS OF VARIATION: CASE STUDIES.
Diversity and Variation of European Corn Borer Populations (W. Showers).
The Role of Demic Adaptation in Colonization and Spread of Scale Insect Populations (L. Hanks & R. Denno).
FUTURE PERSPECTIVES.
Impact of Intraspecific Variation on Integrated Pest Management (G. Kennedy).
Biology of Variations: Epilogue (K. Kim & B. McPheron).
Index.