04309nam 2200673 a 450 99620125930331620230721004039.01-282-34181-297866123418160-470-69620-60-470-69545-5(CKB)1000000000687508(EBL)470101(SSID)ssj0000289779(PQKBManifestationID)11211070(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000289779(PQKBWorkID)10402289(PQKB)11765397(MiAaPQ)EBC470101(OCoLC)232611558(EXLCZ)99100000000068750820090715d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBehavioral ecology of insect parasitoids[electronic resource] from theoretical approaches to field applications /edited by Eric Wajnberg, Carlose Bernstein, and Jacques J.M. van AlphenMalden, Mass. Blackwell Publishing20081 online resource (464 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4051-6347-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Behavioral Ecology of Insect Parasitoids: From Theoretical Approaches to Field Applications; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Part 1 Current issues in behavioral ecology of insect parasitoids; 1 Optimal foraging behavior and efficient biological control methods; 2 Parasitoid fitness: from a simple idea to an intricate concept; 3 Parasitoid foraging and oviposition behavior in the field; 4 Behavior influences whether intra-guild predation disrupts herbivore suppression by parasitoids; 5 Chemical and behavioral ecology in insect parasitoids: how to behave optimally in a complex odorous environment6 Parasitoid and host nutritional physiology in behavioral ecology7 Food-searching in parasitoids: the dilemma of choosing between 'immediate' or future fitness gains; 8 Information acquisition, information processing, and patch time allocation in insect parasitoids; 9 Competition and asymmetric wars of attrition in insect parasitoids; 10 Risk assessment and host exploitation strategies in insect parasitoids; Part 2 Extension of behavioral ecology of insect parasitoids to other fields; 11 Multitrophic interactions and parasitoid behavioral ecology12 Parasitoid sex ratios and biological control13 Linking foraging and dynamics; 14 Linking behavioral ecology to the study of host resistance and parasitoid counter-resistance; Part 3 Methodological issues in behavioral ecology; 15 State-dependent problems for parasitoids: case studies and solutions; 16 A Bayesian approach to optimal foraging in parasitoids; 17 Finding optimal behaviors with genetic algorithms; 18 Statistical tools for analyzing data on behavioral ecology of insect parasitoids; IndexWritten by a team of leading international specialists, Behavioral Ecology of Insect Parasitoids examines the optimal behaviors that parasitoids exhibit in order to maximize long term offspring production. It is an essential reference for research scientists and students studying these fascinating insects or for anyone involved in using parasitoids in biological control programs. Reviews topical issues, including cutting edge research on parasitoid decision making and the implications for biological controlExplores applications in other fields, provides inforParasitic insectsBehaviorParasitoidsBehaviorParasitic insectsEcologyParasitoidsEcologyInsect pestsBiological controlParasitic insectsBehavior.ParasitoidsBehavior.Parasitic insectsEcology.ParasitoidsEcology.Insect pestsBiological control.595.717/857595.717857Wajnberg E431970Bernstein Carlos314446Alphen Jacques van314448MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK996201259303316Behavioral ecology of insect parasitoids2074352UNISA03081nam 2200613Ia 450 991097197670332120200520144314.00-19-975320-20-19-975297-41-282-70281-59786612702815(CKB)24235079000041(Au-PeEL)EBL555327(CaPaEBR)ebr10402682(CaONFJC)MIL270281(OCoLC)651602024(OCoLC)468853835(FINmELB)ELB163603(MiAaPQ)EBC555327(MiAaPQ)EBC7033797(Au-PeEL)EBL7033797(OCoLC)655277360(EXLCZ)992423507900004120091119d2010 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe polluters the making of our chemically altered environment /Benjamin Ross, Steven Amter1st ed.New York Oxford University Press2010viii, 223 p. ill0-19-993096-1 0-19-973995-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Intro -- Contents -- CHAPTER 1 The Sorcerer's Apprentices -- PART I: Summoning the Spirits -- CHAPTER 2 Pollution Goes to Washington -- CHAPTER 3 The Rise of the Chemical Industry -- CHAPTER 4 Royd Sayers' Service Bureau -- PART II: Fetching a Flood -- CHAPTER 5 The Miracle Bug-Killer -- CHAPTER 6 Wilhelm Hueper and Environmental Cancer -- CHAPTER 7 Bad Air in Los Angeles -- CHAPTER 8 Donora's Strangler Smog -- CHAPTER 9 A New Deal for Clean Water -- CHAPTER 10 Deregulating California's Water -- CHAPTER 11 The Stealth Pollutants -- PART III: Holding Back the Deluge -- CHAPTER 12 DuPont Tries to Clean Up -- CHAPTER 13 The Industry Responds -- CHAPTER 14 From Donora to Love Canal -- CHAPTER 15 Epilogue: Convenient Hopes and Inconvenient Truths -- Key to Archival Citations -- List of Abbreviations -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.The Polluters brings to light a previously untold story of personal struggle, scientific conflict,and political intrigue over the environment. Research was slanted, unwelcome discoverieswere suppressed, and political strings were pulled as the expanding chemical industry setloose a flood of environmental damage that still engulfs us.Chemical industryEnvironmental aspectsUnited StatesPollutionEnvironmental aspectsUnited StatesPollutantsChemical industryEnvironmental aspectsPollutionEnvironmental aspectsPollutants.363.7380973Ross Benjamin1639767Amter Steven1852017MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910971976703321The polluters4446615UNINA