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" Seasonal adaptations of insects / "
Maurice J. Tauber, Catherine A. Tauber, and Sinzo Masaki.
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BL
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623488
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Tauber, Maurice J.
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Seasonal adaptations of insects /\ Maurice J. Tauber, Catherine A. Tauber, and Sinzo Masaki.
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New York :: Oxford University Press,, 1986.
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xv, 411 p. :: ill. ;; 24 cm.
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0195036352
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: 9780195036350
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Includes indexes.
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Bibliography: p. 310-383.
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| Contents
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Historical Perspective -- Insect Adaptations to Environmental Changes -- Adaptations to Aseasonal Exigencies -- Seasonal Adaptations -- The Course of Diapause -- Diapausing Stage -- Stages Sensitive to Diapause-Inducing Stimuli -- Diapause Induction Period -- Diapause Completion -- Postdiapause Transitional Period -- Postdormancy Effects of Diapause -- The Diapause Syndrome -- Endocrine Mediation of Diapause -- Behavioral Expression of Diapause -- Physiological Expression of Diapause -- Morphological Expression of Diapause -- Environmental Regulation of Seasonal Cycles -- Photoperiod -- Temperature -- Other Environmental Factors -- Seasonal Adaptations--Special Cases -- Parasitoids -- Social Insects -- Tropical Insects -- Arctic and Desert Insects -- Variability and Genetics of Seasonal Adaptations -- Variability in Seasonal Cycles -- Genetics of Seasonal Cycles -- Evolution of Seasonal Cycles -- Origin of Insect Diapause -- Evolutionary Changes in Seasonal Cycles -- Seasonality, the Evolution of Life History, and Speciation -- Seasonality as a Life-History Trait -- Seasonality in the Evolution of Life History -- Seasonal Cycles and Speciation -- Seasonality and Insect Pest Management -- Predictive Capability as the Key to Pest Management -- Seasonal Considerations in Implementing Management Tactics -- Biological Control and Seasonality.
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Insects-- Adaptation.
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Insects-- Dormancy.
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Insects-- Wintering.
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Insects-- Migration.
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Diapause.
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| LC Classification
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QL495.T37 1986
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Tauber, Catherine A.
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Masaki, Shinzō,1927-
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