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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Evolution of insect pests. New York : Wiley, ©1993 (OCoLC)761233341 |
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Material Type: | Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Ke Chung Kim; Bruce A McPheron |
ISBN: | 0471600776 9780471600770 |
OCLC Number: | 26395914 |
Description: | xii, 479 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Contents: | Machine derived contents note: Partial table of contents: -- Genetic Variation And Evolution. -- Insect Pests and Evolution (K. Kim). -- The Spatial Scale of Genetic Variation in Insect Populations (F. Gould). -- The Nature Of Genetic Variation. -- Habitat-Related Variation and Evolution by Sexual Selection (K. Kaneshiro). -- Adaptation to Spatial Variation in Habitat: Spatial Effects in Agroecosystems (D. Margolies). -- Ecology Of Invading Populations. -- Habitat Factors in New Pest Invasions (D. Pimentel). -- The Evolution of Habitat Preference: Avoidance and Adaptation (M. Rausher). -- The Patterns Of Variation: Case Studies. -- Diversity and Variation of European Corn Borer Populations (W. Showers). -- The Role of Demic Adaptation in Colonization and Spread of Scale Insect Populations (L. Hanks & R. Denno). -- Future Perspectives. -- Impact of Intraspecific Variation on Integrated Pest Management (G. Kennedy). -- Biology of Variations: Epilogue (K. Kim & B. McPheron). -- Index. |
Series Title: | Environmental science and technology. |
Responsibility: | edited by Ke Chung Kim, Bruce A. McPheron. |
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Abstract:
Describing current understanding of the evolution of insect pests, this study explains their ability to adapt and expand both geographically and ecologically. It explores the genetic make-up of each pest species and the degree of genetic variability within species.
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