Seasonal Adaptations of InsectsThis balanced comprehensive account traces the alterations in body form undergone by insects as they adapt to seasonal change, exploring both theoretical aspects and practical issues, such as the impact of seasonality in insect pest management. Topics explored include natural history, genetics, evolution, and management of insect adaptations. |
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
The Course of Diapause | 38 |
The Diapause Syndrome | 67 |
Seasonal AdaptationsSpecial Cases | 161 |
Variability and Genetics of Seasonal Adaptations | 192 |
Evolution of Seasonal Cycles | 218 |
Seasonality the Evolution of Life History and Speciation | 256 |
Seasonality and Insect Pest Management | 287 |
Bibliography | 310 |
Author Index | 385 |
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Common terms and phrases
adult aestival aestival diapause Amer aphid Appl autumn beetle behavior Biol biological Chrysopa carnea Coccinellidae cold-hardiness Colorado potato beetle corpora allata critical photoperiod cues day lengths Denlinger diapause development diapause induction diapause syndrome diapause termination diapause-inducing diapause-mediated diapausing stage Dingle Diptera dormancy ecological effect egg diapause enter diapause Entomol environment environmental European corn borer evolution evolutionary example factors females genetic geographical growth hibernation Hodek host plant Hymenoptera incidence of diapause induce diapause influence Insect Physiol instar involved juvenile hormone larvae larval diapause Lepidoptera life-history traits low temperatures Masaki metabolic migration mosquitoes moth Noctuidae nondiapause occurs Oecologia overwintering oviposition parasitoid pause period pest phenology photoperiodic responses physiological polymorphism populations postdiapause development prediapause pupae pupal diapause regulation reproduction seasonal adaptations seasonal changes seasonal cycles seasonal polyphenism selection short day lengths speciation species studies summer Tauber & Tauber thermal tion tropical univoltine variability variation voltinism winter Zool