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

• Pubblicazione: College Station, : Texas A&M University Press, c2005
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (356 p.)
• Disciplina: 595.7/07
• Soggetto topico: Entomology - Study and teaching - History; State universities and colleges - History
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: HeinzKevin M FrisbieR. E (Raymond E.) BogránCarlos Enrique <1968->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: ""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"" ; ""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""
• Titolo autorizzato: Entomology at the land grant university
• ISBN: 1-299-05255-X; 1-60344-609-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910456998503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Texas A & M University agriculture series ; ; no. 9.