Written by a team of leading international specialists,
Behavioral Ecology of Insect Parasitoids examines the
optimal behaviors that parasitoids exhibit in order to maximize
long term offspring production. It is an essential reference for
research scientists and students studying these fascinating insects
or for anyone involved in using parasitoids in biological control
programs.
* * Reviews topical issues, including cutting edge research on
parasitoid decision making and the implications for biological
control
* Explores applications in other fields, provides information on
the latest research methods, and includes helpful case studies and
statistical tools
* Creates a deeper understanding of the link between behavioural
strategies and host mortality, resulting in more efficient
selective pest management programs
‘Overall, this is a fascinating volume that provides a
significant contribution to the literature on parasitoid insects.
It goes a long way toward providing insights into numerous aspects
of parasitoid behavior and will stimulate a diversity of future
projects, something that should be the goal of any such text. I
highly recommend Wajnberg et al. for all of those working on the
biology or evolution of parasitoids.’ Palaios
2009
Tabla de materias
Contributors.
Preface.
Part I: Current Issues in Behavioural Ecology of Insect
Parasitoids:.
1. Optimal Foraging Behaviour and Efficient Biological Control
Methods: Nick J. Mills (University of California) and Éric
Wajnberg (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique).
2. Parasitoid Fitness: From a Simple Idea to an Intricate
Concept: Minus van Baalen (Université Pierre et Marie Curie)
and Lia Hemerik (Wageningen University).
3. Parasitoid Foraging and Oviposition Behaviour in the Field:
George E. Heimpel (University of Minnesota) and Jérôme
Casas (University of Tours).
4. Behaviour Influences Whether Intra-guild Predation Disrupts
Herbivore Suppression by Parasitoids: William E. Snyder (Washington
State University) and Anthony R. Ives (University of Wisconsin
– Madison).
5. Chemical and Behavioural Ecology in Insect Parasitoids: How
to Behave Optimally in a Complex Odourous Environment?: Monika
Hilker (Freie Universität Berlin) and Jeremy Mc Neil
(University of Western Ontario).
6. Parasitoid and Host Nutritional Physiology in Behavioural
Ecology: Michael R. Strand (University of Georgia) and
Jérôme Casas (University of Tours).
7. Food-searching in Parasitoids: the Dilemma of Choosing
Between ‘Immediate’ or Future Fitness Gains: Carlos
Bernstein (Université de Lyon) and Mark Jervis (Cardiff
University).
8. Information Acquisition, Information Processing, and Patch
Time Allocation in Insect Parasitoids: Jacques J.M. van Alphen
(Leiden University) and Carlos Bernstein (Université de
Lyon).
9. Competition and Asymmetric Wars of Attrition in Insect
Parasitoids: Patsy Haccou (Leiden University) and Jacques J.M. van
Alphen (Leiden University).
10. Risk Assessment and Host Exploitation Strategies in Insect
Parasitoids: Luc-Alain Giraldeau (Université du Québec
à Montréal) and Guy Boivin (Agriculture et
Agroalimentaire Canada).
Part II: Extension of Behavioural Ecology of Insect
Parasitoids to Other Fields:.
11. Multitrophic Interactions and Parasitoid Behavioural
Ecology: Louise E. M. Vet (Netherlands Institute of Ecology) and H.
Charles J. Godfray (University of Oxford).
12. Parasitoid Sex Ratios and Biological Control: Paul J. Ode
(North Dakota State University) and Ian C.W. Hardy (University of
Nottingham).
13. Linking Foraging and Dynamics: Michael B. Bonsall
(University of Oxford) and Carlos Bernstein (Université de
Lyon).
14. Linking Behavioural Ecology to the Study of Host Resistance
and Parasitoid Counter-resistance: Alex R. Kraaijeveld (University
of Southampton) and H. Charles J. Godfray (University of
Oxford).
Part III: Methodological Issues in Behavioural
Ecology:.
15. State-dependent Problems for Parasitoids: Case Studies and
Solutions: Bernard Roitberg (Simon Fraser University) and Pierre
Bernhard (Polytech’Nice Sophia Antipolis).
16. A Bayesian Approach to Optimal Foraging in Parasitoids:
Jean-Sébastien Pierre (Institut National de la Recherche
Agronomique) and Richard F. Green (University of Minnesota
Duluth).
17. Finding Optimal Behaviours with Genetic Algorithms: Thomas
S. Hoffmeister (University of Bremen) and Éric Wajnberg
(Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique).
18. Statistical Tools for Analyzing Data on Behavioural Ecology
of Insect Parasitoids: Éric Wajnberg (Institut National de la
Recherche Agronomique) and Patsy Haccou (Leiden University).
Index
Sobre el autor
Éric Wajnberg is a research scientist on Behavioral
Ecology at the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique
(INRA), Sophia Antipolis, France. He is a population biologist
specializing in population genetics, behavioral ecology, and
statistical modeling. He is also an expert in biological control,
with more than 20 years experience of working with insect
parasitoids.
Carlos Bernstein is a research scientist on Behavioral
Ecology at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS),
Villeurbanne, France. He is a parasitoid behavioral ecologist whose
main center of interest is to enquire how individual behavior
translates into population processes. He leads a multidisciplinary
research group that combines theoretical research and mathematical
modeling with field and laboratory experimentation.
Jacques van Alphen is a professor of Animal Ecology at
the University of Leiden, The Netherlands. He is an expert in the
behavioral ecology and life-history evolution of parasitoids. His
current research is conducted on four host-parasitoid systems at
the University of Leiden.
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