The Braconid and Ichneumonid parasitoid wasps : biology, systematics, evolution and ecology / / Donald L.J. Quicke
| The Braconid and Ichneumonid parasitoid wasps : biology, systematics, evolution and ecology / / Donald L.J. Quicke |
| Autore | Quicke Donald L. J. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons Inc., , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (752 p.) |
| Disciplina | 595.7 |
| Soggetto topico |
Parasitoids
Parasitic wasps Braconidae Ichneumonidae |
| ISBN |
1-118-90708-6
1-118-90706-X 1-118-90707-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Introduction; Life history; Systematics; Part 1 Morphology and Biology; Chapter 2 Adult External Morphology; Head; Antennal sensilla; Antennal glands and tyloids; Palps; Mesosoma; Legs; Wings, wing venation and wing cells; Confusing and sometimes erroneously applied vein names; Wing flexion lines; Metasoma; Sexual dimorphism; Male external genitalia; Chapter 3 The Ovipositor and Ovipositor Sheaths; The act of oviposition; Functional morphology of wood-drillers; Ovipositor stabilisation guides and buckling force
Ovipositor notches and endoparasitismOvipositor steering mechanisms; Proposed evolutionary and related ovipositor transitions; Number, position and possible functions of ovipositor valvilli; Venom retention and delivery; Ovipositor secretory pores; Ovipositor sensilla; Ovipositor sheaths; Chapter 4 Internal and Reproductive Anatomy; Nervous system; Digestive tract; Female internal reproductive system; Ovaries; Time scale of egg maturation; Spermatheca; Common oviduct and vaginal gland; Venom gland and reservoir; Dufour's gland; Cuticular hydrocarbons; Sex pheromones Male internal reproductive systemSperm ultrastructure; Spermatogeny index; Chapter 5 Immature Stages; Eggs and OÖgenesis; Hydropic and anhydropic eggs; Embryogenesis; Embryonic membranes; Larva; Larval feeding and nutrition; Larval food consumption and dietary efficiency; Lipid metabolism; Respiration in endoparasitoids; Larval secretions; The pupal stage; Cocoons; Chapter 6 Idiobionts, Koinobionts and Other Life History Traits; Parasitoidism; Idiobiont and koinobiont strategies; Generalists and specialists; Ecto- and endoparasitism; Permanent host paralysis; Gregarious development SuperparasitismLarval combat and physiological suppression; Adaptive superparasitism; Multiparasitism; Obligate and preferential multiparasitism; Hyperparasitism and pseudohyperparasitism; Kleptoparasitism; Evolution of life history strategies; Chapter 7 Sex, Courtship and Mating; Sex determination; Local mate competition and avoidance of inbreeding; Sex allocation; Protandry and virginity; Thelytoky and cytoplasmic incompatibility; Mate location; Courtship; Swarming and lekking; Mating position; Multiple mating and sperm competition; Sex-related scent glands; Genome size and recombination CytogeneticsChapter 8 Host Location, Associative Learning and Host Assessment; Tritrophic interactions; Host acceptance; Associative learning; Biosensors; Patch use; Chapter 9 Overcoming Host Immune Reaction and Physiological Interactions with Host; Overcoming host immunity in endoparasitoids; Passive evasion of encapsulation by parasitoid eggs; Avoiding encapsulation by physical means; Effect of host age and haemocyte number; Other host defence mechanisms; Venoms; Neurophysiological venom actions; Venom effects on host immune response; Polydnaviruses; Effects of polydnaviruses on hosts Other reproductive viruses |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910208959003321 |
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| Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons Inc., , 2015 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Braconid and Ichneumonid parasitoid wasps : biology, systematics, evolution and ecology / / Donald L.J. Quicke
| The Braconid and Ichneumonid parasitoid wasps : biology, systematics, evolution and ecology / / Donald L.J. Quicke |
| Autore | Quicke Donald L. J. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons Inc., , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (752 p.) |
| Disciplina | 595.7 |
| Soggetto topico |
Parasitoids
Parasitic wasps Braconidae Ichneumonidae |
| ISBN |
1-118-90708-6
1-118-90706-X 1-118-90707-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Introduction; Life history; Systematics; Part 1 Morphology and Biology; Chapter 2 Adult External Morphology; Head; Antennal sensilla; Antennal glands and tyloids; Palps; Mesosoma; Legs; Wings, wing venation and wing cells; Confusing and sometimes erroneously applied vein names; Wing flexion lines; Metasoma; Sexual dimorphism; Male external genitalia; Chapter 3 The Ovipositor and Ovipositor Sheaths; The act of oviposition; Functional morphology of wood-drillers; Ovipositor stabilisation guides and buckling force
Ovipositor notches and endoparasitismOvipositor steering mechanisms; Proposed evolutionary and related ovipositor transitions; Number, position and possible functions of ovipositor valvilli; Venom retention and delivery; Ovipositor secretory pores; Ovipositor sensilla; Ovipositor sheaths; Chapter 4 Internal and Reproductive Anatomy; Nervous system; Digestive tract; Female internal reproductive system; Ovaries; Time scale of egg maturation; Spermatheca; Common oviduct and vaginal gland; Venom gland and reservoir; Dufour's gland; Cuticular hydrocarbons; Sex pheromones Male internal reproductive systemSperm ultrastructure; Spermatogeny index; Chapter 5 Immature Stages; Eggs and OÖgenesis; Hydropic and anhydropic eggs; Embryogenesis; Embryonic membranes; Larva; Larval feeding and nutrition; Larval food consumption and dietary efficiency; Lipid metabolism; Respiration in endoparasitoids; Larval secretions; The pupal stage; Cocoons; Chapter 6 Idiobionts, Koinobionts and Other Life History Traits; Parasitoidism; Idiobiont and koinobiont strategies; Generalists and specialists; Ecto- and endoparasitism; Permanent host paralysis; Gregarious development SuperparasitismLarval combat and physiological suppression; Adaptive superparasitism; Multiparasitism; Obligate and preferential multiparasitism; Hyperparasitism and pseudohyperparasitism; Kleptoparasitism; Evolution of life history strategies; Chapter 7 Sex, Courtship and Mating; Sex determination; Local mate competition and avoidance of inbreeding; Sex allocation; Protandry and virginity; Thelytoky and cytoplasmic incompatibility; Mate location; Courtship; Swarming and lekking; Mating position; Multiple mating and sperm competition; Sex-related scent glands; Genome size and recombination CytogeneticsChapter 8 Host Location, Associative Learning and Host Assessment; Tritrophic interactions; Host acceptance; Associative learning; Biosensors; Patch use; Chapter 9 Overcoming Host Immune Reaction and Physiological Interactions with Host; Overcoming host immunity in endoparasitoids; Passive evasion of encapsulation by parasitoid eggs; Avoiding encapsulation by physical means; Effect of host age and haemocyte number; Other host defence mechanisms; Venoms; Neurophysiological venom actions; Venom effects on host immune response; Polydnaviruses; Effects of polydnaviruses on hosts Other reproductive viruses |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814269303321 |
Quicke Donald L. J.
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| Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons Inc., , 2015 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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