Overview

In addition to being critical components of terrestrial ecosystems, insects provide excellent model systems for understanding evolutionary ecology. Because insects are abundant, small, and relatively easy to rear, they are ideal for both field and laboratory experiments. Drawing on the Royal Entomological Society's 22nd international symposium (2003) topics include: speciation and adaptation; life history, phenotype plasticity and genetics; sexual selection and reproductive biology; insect-plant interactions; insect-natural enemy interactions; and social insects.

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Author:   Mark Fellowes (University of Reading) ,  Graham Holloway (University of Reading) ,  Jens Rolff (University of Sheffield, UK) ,  Grahame Holloway (University of Reading)
Publisher:   CABI Publishing
Imprint:   CABI Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 17.20cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   1.352kg
ISBN:  

9780851998121

ISBN 10:   0851998127
Pages:   448
Publication Date:   20 September 2005
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1: Genetics, Relatedness and Social Behaviour in Insect SocietiesA F G Bourke, Zoological Society of London, UK 2: Do Insect Sexual Ornaments Demonstrate Heightened Condition-Dependence? S Cotton, and A Pomiankowski,University College London, UK 3: Sperm Competition in Butterflies and Moths, N Wedell,University of Leeds, Leeds, UK 4: Alternative Mating Tactics and Fatal Fighting in Male FigWasps, J M Cook, Imperial College London, UK 5: Seasonal Plasticity, Host Plants, and the Origin ofButterfly Biodiversity, S Nylin, K Gotthard andG H Nygren, Stockholm University, Sweden 6: Life Histories and Parasite Pressure Across the MajorGroups of Social Insects, J J Boosma, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, P Schmid-Hempel, ETH Zurich,Switzerland and W O H Hughes, University of Copenhagen,Denmark 7: Cascading Effects of Plant Genetic Variation onHerbivore Communities, R S Fritz, Vassar College,Poughkeepsie, New York USA and C G Hochwender,University of Evansville, Indiana, USA 8: The Role of Insect Reproduction in the Diversification of Insect Reproductive Processes, G DD Hurst, UniversityCollege London, UK, K M Webberley and R Knell, University of London, UK 9: The Evolution of Imperfect Mimicry, F Gilbert,Nottingham University, UK 10: Evolutionary Ecology of Insect Host-Parasite Interactions:and Ecological Immunology Perspective,K Wilson, Lancaster University, UK 11: Adaptive Plasticity in Response to Predators in DragonflyLarvae and Other Aquatic Insects, F Johansson, UmeaUniversity, Sweden and R Stoks, University of Leuven,Belgium 12: The Peppered Moth: Decline of a Darwinian Disciple,M E N Majerus, University of Cambridge, UK 13: Insecticide Resistance in the Mosquito Culex Pipiens:Towards an Understanding of the Evolution of AceGenes, M Weill, P Labbe, O Duron, N Pasteur, M Raymond, Université Montpellier II, France, P Fort, CNRS, Montpellier,France 14: Molecular and Ecological Differentiation of Species Interactions Across Large Geographic Regions: Californiaand the Pacific Northwest, J N Thompson , University of California, Santa Cruz, USA and R Calsbeek, University ofCalifornia, Los Angeles, USA 15: The Genetic Basis of Speciation in a Grasshopper HybridZone, D M Shuker, University of Edinburgh, UK, T M King,University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, J L Bella,Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain and R K Butlin,University of Sheffield, UK 16: Assortative Mating and Speciation as Pleiotropic Effectsof Ecological Adaptation: Examples in Moths and Butterflies, CD Jiggins, University of Edinburgh, UK, I Emelianov, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, and J Mallet, University College London, UK 17: Evolutionary Changes In Expanding Butterfly Populations,J K Hill, C Dytham and C L Hughes, University of York, UK 18: Specialisations and Host Associations of Social Parasitesof Ants, J A Thomas, K Schönrogge and G W Elmes,Winfrith Technology Centre, Dorset, UK

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Not every wide ranging book is interesting enough to be read in its entirety by a person generally interested in evolutionary biology, but this one is.

This volume provides a comprehensive overview of case studies in evolutionary ecology, containing a wealth of up-to-date information. The chapters are well-written, and the scientific quality is very high throughout. Its content should be interesting for many entomologists, ecologists and evolutionary biologists; it is definitely a book for the libraries of all institutions. Personally I will use this book for scientific as well as teaching purposes. Not every wide ranging book is interesting enough to be read in its entirety by a person generally interested in evolutionary biology, but this one is.

This volume provides a comprehensive overview of case studies in evolutionary ecology, containing a wealth of up-to-date information. The chapters are well-written, and the scientific quality is very high throughout. Its content should be interesting for many entomologists, ecologists and evolutionary biologists; it is definitely a book for the libraries of all institutions. Personally I will use this book for scientific as well as teaching purposes. --Basic and Applied Ecology Not every wide ranging book is interesting enough to be read in its entirety by a person generally interested in evolutionary biology, but this one is. --European Journal of Entomology

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Edited by M Fellowes, University of Reading; G Holloway, University of Reading; J Rolff, University of Sheffield, UK

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