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Record Nr.

UNINA9910139042103321

Titolo

Chemical ecology of insect parasitoids [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Eric Wajnberg and Stefano Colazza

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, U.K., : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2013

ISBN

1-118-40958-2

1-118-40960-4

1-299-38596-6

1-118-40965-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (330 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WajnbergE

ColazzaStefano

Disciplina

632/.7

Soggetti

Semiochemicals

Plant chemical ecology

Parasitoids

Plant parasites

Insect-plant relationships

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Basic concepts -- pt. 2. Applied concepts.

Sommario/riassunto

Insect parasitoids are a fascinating group of animals in many respects. Perhaps the most fascinating point is that these insects, in the course of the evolutionary time, have developed an impressive way to use chemical compounds to dialogue with the different protagonists of their environment (i.e., conspecifics, their hosts and the plants on which their hosts are living). Unravelling the evolutionary meaning of such chemical communication networks can give new insights into the ecology of these insects and especially on how to improve their use for the control of noxious pests in bi