Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Insect-Plant Relationships
Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Insect-Plant Relationships

Author: Stephen J. Simpson

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-04-17

Total Pages: 285

ISBN-13: 9401718903

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Over the past 40 years, the SIP meetings have played a central role in the development of the field of insect-plant relationships, providing both a show-case for current research as well as a forum for the airing and development of influential new ideas. The 10th symposium, held 4-10 July 1998, in Oxford, followed that tradition. The present volume includes a representative selection of fully refereed papers from the meeting, plus a listing of the titles of all presentations. The volume includes reviews of major areas within the subject, along with detailed experimental studies. Topics covered include central neural and chemosensory bases of host plant recognition, integrative studies of insect behaviour, tritrophic interactions, plant defences, insect life histories, plant growth responses, microbial partners in insect-plant associations, and genetic bases of host plant associations. The book provides a key source for students and research workers in the field of insect-plant relationships.

Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Insect-Plant Relationships
Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Insect-Plant Relationships

Author: Erich Städler

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 339

ISBN-13: 9400917201

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The 9th International Symposium on Insect-Plant Relationships (SIP-9) was once more, following the tradition established in 1958, a forum for investigators in both basic and applied entomology interested in the important and fascinating field of interactions between plants and insects. We were pleased and honoured to organise this symposium, which took place June 24--30, 1995 in Gwatt on the shores of the Lake of Thun in Switzerland. 168 participants from 26 countries from all over the world actively took part in the symposium by contributing 12 key-note lectures and a total of 141 oral presentations and posters. The favourable response and the lively interaction of the participants in all symposium activities is the clearest indication of the success of SIP-9. The organisers appreciated the enthusiasm and the willingness to collaborate shown by all participants. The following volume contains written contributions (72) of only half of all presentations. This is due to the fact that we decided to produce not only an account of the proceedings but also to publish all contributions as a special volume of the journal Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. This procedure was last adopted in 1978 for SIP-4, organised by Reginald F. Chapman and Elizabeth A. Bernays, and ensures a wide distribution of the papers within the scientific community and easy access through libraries. Inevitably we had to employ the same review procedure as applicable for the manuscripts regularly submitted to Entomologia.

Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Insect-Plant Relationships
Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Insect-Plant Relationships

Author: Jens Kvist Nielsen

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-06-29

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 9401727767

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The 11th International Symposium on Insect-Plant Relationships (SIP11), held on August 4-10, 2001, in Helsingør, Denmark, followed the tradition of previous SIP meetings and covered topics of different levels from chemistry, physiology, and ethology to ecology, genetics, and evolution of insect-plant relationships. The present volume includes a representative selection of fully refereed papers as well as a complete list of all the contributions which were presented at the meeting. Reviews of selected topics as well as original experimental data are included. The book provides valuable information for students and research workers interested in chemical and biological aspects of interactions between individuals and populations of different organisms.

Insect life-cycle polymorphism
Insect life-cycle polymorphism

Author: H.V. Danks

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-04-17

Total Pages: 383

ISBN-13: 9401718881

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Recent studies have shown that genetic polymorphisms play an important role in structuring the seasonal life cycles of insects, complementing an earlier emphasis on the effects of environmental factors. This book presents current ideas and recent research on insect life--cycle polymorphism in a series of carefully prepared chapters by international experts, covering the full breadth of the subject in order to give an up-to-date view of how life cycles are controlled and how they evolve. By consolidating our view of insect life--cycle polymorphism in this way, the book provides a staging point for further enquiries. The volume will be of interest to a wide variety of entomologists and other biologists interested in the control and evolution of life cycles and in understanding the extraordinarily complex ecological strategies of insects and other organisms.

Die Orthopteren Europas III / The Orthoptera of Europe III
Die Orthopteren Europas III / The Orthoptera of Europe III

Author: A. Harz

Publisher: Springer

Published: 1976-06-30

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 9061931223

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Allen im Vorwort zu Band I und II angeführten Damen und Herren danke ich nochmals herzlich und ganz besonders auch wieder der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft für ihre Hilfe. Ganz besonderen Dank auch wieder meiner lieben Frau, die mir unentwegt zur Seite stand und meinem lieben Freund Dr. Alfred KALTENBACH, der mir die Bearbeitung der Mantodea abnahm und sie vorzüglich durchführte, und meinem verehrten Freund, Prof. Dr. Erwin SCHIMITSCHEK, Wien für seine Hilfe, sowie meinen lieben Freunden Patricia HOLMES, Bir mingham, und Michael SAMWAYS, London, für die Durchsicht der englisc4en Manuskri ptteile. Weil sich die Gelegenheit bot in einer Sammlung Neotypen für verschollene Typen einzusetzen, habe ich dies getan; natürlich nicht um des Neotypus willen, sondern um einwandfreies Vergleichs material sicherzustellen, denn es hat sich doch wiederholt ergeben, daß seither als einwandfrei betrachtete Arten mit fortschreitender Untersuchungstechnik und Verhaltensstudien sich plötzlich in einige Arten aufspalten ließen. Selbstverständlich habe ich mich zuvor in Rundschreiben an viele Kollegen in Europa nach dem Typenverbleib erkundigt und dann Neotypen von einem dem locus typicus möglichst nah liegendem Fundort eingesetzt. Wenn diese Neotypen nicht im mer "Ausnahmefälle" im Interesse der Stabilität der Nomenklatur waren, wie sie die "International Commission on Zoological Nomen dature" vorschreibt, so geschah dies aus dem angeführten Grund; eines Tages mögen sie sich doch als nützlich erweisen. Sie befinden sich alle samt allen Typen, Allotypen und Para typen mit meiner ganzen Sammlung im Museum d'Histoire Naturelle Geneve/Genf.