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Author:   P. Jolivet ,  E. Petitpierre ,  T.H. Hsiao
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic Publishers
Volume:   42
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.40cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   2.370kg
ISBN:  

9789061936558

ISBN 10:   9061936551
Pages:   615
Publication Date:   31 October 1988
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Trophic Selection.- 1. Food Habits and Food Selection of Chrysomelidae. Bionomic and Evolutionary Perspectives.- 2. Crucifer-Feeding Chrysomel1dae: Mechanisms of Host Plant Finding and Acceptance.- 3. Feeding Stimulants of Leaf Beetles.- 4. Host Plants and Defense mechanisms in Oedionychina (Alticinae).- 5. Leaf-Beetle Community Structure in an Amazonian Rainforest Canopy.- 6. The Chrysomelidae: A Useful Group for Investigating Herbivore-Herbivore Interaction.- 2. Biogeography.- 7. Zoogeography of the Chrysomelidae.- 8. The Origins of the Alticinae.- 3. Genetics and Evolution.- 9. Cytogenetics. Cytotaxonomy and Genetics of Chrysomelidae.- 10. Chromosome Numbers and Meioformulae of Chrysomelidae.- 11. Cytotaxonomy of Alticinae.- 12. Genetics of the Two Colour Forms of Chrysolina Aurichalcea (Mannerheim) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) and their Gene Frequencies in Two Mountainous Areas of Central Honshu, Japan.- 13. Genetics of Chelymorpha Cribraria, Cassidinae: Colour Patterns and their Ecological Meanings.- 4. Defense Mechanisms.- 14. Chemical Defense in the Chrysomelidae.- 15. Larval Gregariousness in the Chrysomelidae.- 16. Mimicry and the Chrysomelidae.- 17. The Jumping Apparatus of Flea Beetles (Alticinae) — The Metafemoral Spring.- 5. Anatomy and Reproduction.- 18. Localization of Spermatozoa Inside Viviparous and Ovirparous Females of Chrysomelinae.- 19. Comparative Morphology of the Internal Reproductive System of the Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera).- 20. Sperm Structure and Phylogeny of the Chrysomelidae.- 6. Natural Enemies.- 21. Viruses and Chrysomelidae.- 22. Laboulbeniales (Ascomycetes) Parasitic on Chrysomelidae.- 23. Microsporida of the Chrysomelidae.- 24. Gregarines of Chrysomelidae.- 25. Nematode Parasites of Chrysomelidae.- 26. The Parasitoids ofHispinae.- 7. Bionomics and Miscellaneous Topics.- 27. Chrysomelids and Ants.- 28. The Criocerinae: Biology. Phylogeny and Evolution.- 29. Biology of Oulema.- 30. Biology of Camptosomata. Clytrinae - Cryptocephalinae - Chlamisinae Lamprosomatinae.- 31. Eumolpinae Associated with Cacao Trees (Theobroma Cacao l.) in Southeast Bahia.- 32. Biology of Neotropical Cassidinae.- 33. Host Specificity, Seasonality and Bionomics of Leptinotarsa Beetles.- Authors Index.- Taxonomic Index.

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The printing and the get up of the book are excellent and the book will be of great interest to biologists and entomologists in general, particularly to taxonomists, ecologists, economic entomologists and pest management specialists.' V. Gupta, Oriental Insects, Vol. 24, 1990

'The printing and the get up of the book are excellent and the book will be of great interest to biologists and entomologists in general, particularly to taxonomists, ecologists, economic entomologists and pest management specialists.' V. Gupta, Oriental Insects, Vol. 24, 1990

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