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Titolo |
Entomology at the land grant university [[electronic resource] ] : perspectives from the Texas A&M University department centenary / / edited by Kevin M. Heinz, Raymond E. Frisbie & Carlos E. Bográn |
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College Station, : Texas A&M University Press, c2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-299-05255-X |
1-60344-609-5 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (356 p.) |
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Collana |
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Texas A & M University agriculture series ; ; no. 9 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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HeinzKevin M |
FrisbieR. E (Raymond E.) |
BogránCarlos Enrique <1968-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Entomology - Study and teaching - History |
State universities and colleges - History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""I: ENTOMOLOGY Fulfilling the Land Grant University Mission""; ""Contributions of Entomology to the Mission of the Twenty-First-Century Land Grant University""; ""Entomology""; ""The Texas A&M University Department of Entomology""; ""II: MULTIPLE ROLES OF ENTOMOLOGY DEPARTMENTS Past, Present, and Future""; ""The Three-Function Department of Entomology""; ""Integration of Entomology Research, Teaching, and Extension""; ""Strengthening a Department of Entomology through Integrating Teaching, Research, and Extension Functions"" |
""III: DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY OF SCIENCE-BASED KNOWLEDGE TO THE PUBLIC""""Science and Stakeholders""; ""Taking the University to the People""; ""Technology Transfer""; ""Adoption of IPM by End-Users""; ""IV: ENTOMOLOGY A Model for Pest Management Research and for the Advancement of Science""; ""Ecological Theory and Biological Control of Insect Pests""; ""Metapopulations, Fragmentation, and Connectivity""; ""Coevolution of Resistance and Virulence in Host-Parasitoid Interactions""; ""A New Look at the Coevolution of the Insect-Plant Relationship and Its Relevance to Agriculture"" |
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""V: ENTOMOLOGY A Science for All Society""""Celluloid Entomology""; ""Our War with the Insects""; ""Entomology Courses""; ""VI: GLOBAL ISSUES IN ENTOMOLOGY Human Health, Biodiversity, and Sustainability""; ""Viruses, Vectors, and Virus Vectors""; ""Insects""; ""How Can Entomology Contribute to Sustainable Crop Protection?""; ""Sustainable Pest Management for Global Food Security""; ""VII: THE FUTURE OF EONTOMOLOGICAL RESEARCH""; ""Evolutionary Pest Management""; ""Genetic Engineering of Insects""; ""Driving Forces for Target-Based Insecticide Design in the Twenty-First Century"" |
""CONTRIBUTORS"" |
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