Parasitoid Population Biology - Hochberg Michael-E

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Résumé :
Extraordinary in the diversity of their lifestyles, insect parasitoids have become extremely important study organisms in the field of population biology, and they are the most frequently used agents in the biological control of insect pests. This book presents the ideas of seventeen international specialists, providing the reader not only with an overview but also with lively discussions of the most salient questions pertaining to the field today and prescriptions for avenues of future research. After a general introduction, the book divides into three main sections : population dynamics, population diversity, and population applications. The first section covers gaps in our knowledge in parasitoid behavior, parasitoid persistence, and how space and landscape affect dynamics. The contributions on population diversity consider how evolution has molded parasitoid populations and communities. The final section calls for novel approaches to resolving the enigma of success in biological control and questions why parasitoids have been largely neglected in conservation biology. "Parasitoid Population Biology" will likely be an important influence on research well into the twenty-first century and will provoke discussion amongst parasitoid biologists and population biologists.

Biographie:
Michael-E Hochberg is a Research Director with the " Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ". A recipient of the Silver Medal of the CNRS in 1997, he employs both empirical and theoretical approaches toward understanding fundamental and applied aspects of evolution in host-parasite associations. is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Zoology and Entomology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is a theoretical ecologist who conducts empirical research on aphid pests and their parasitoids in agricultural systems.

Sommaire:
["POPULATION DYNAMICS","Host Location and Selection in the Field","Effects of Parasitoid Clutch Size on Host-Parasitoid Population Dynamics","Host-Parasitoid Models : The Story of a Successful Failure","A Field Guide to Studying Spatial Pattern Formation in Host-Parasitoid Systems","Parasitoid Spread : Lessons for and from","Invasion Biology","Landscape Ecology of Parasitism","POPULATION DIVERSITY","The Evolution of Parasitoid Egg Load","Host Resistance, Parasitoid Virulence, and Population Dynamics","Developmental Traits and Life-History Evolution in Parasitoids","Host Specificity and Trophic Relationships of Hyperparasitoids","Comparing Parasitoid-Dominated Food Webs with Other Food Webs : Problems and Future Promises","Species Coexistence in Parasitoid Communities : Does Competition Matter ? POPULATION APPLICATIONS","Biological Control : The Need for Realistic Models and Experimental Approaches to Parasitoid Introductions","Parasitoid Populations in the Agricultural Landscape","Threats, Flies, and Protocol Gaps : Can Evolutionary Ecology Save Biological Control ? \"What, Conserve Parasitoids ?\""]