Ebook: The Evolution of Insect Life Cycles
- Tags: Zoology, Cell Biology, Ecology
- Series: Proceedings in Life Sciences
- Year: 1986
- Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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This book was developed out of a symposium at the XVII International Congress of Entomology held in Hamburg, Germany, on August 21, 1984. This symposium was organized by Drs. William Bradshaw and Hugh Dingle, who subsequently asked us to edit the proceedings. The chapters represent, for the most part, papers that were read in Hamburg but have been expanded and updated. The goal of this volume is to provide a comprehensive view of current research on insect life cycles, including field and laboratory studies, broad comparisons among species or local populations, and intensive studies of single populations, as well as theoretical research. Of necessity, given the magnitude of research now being carried out on insects, some important research programs are not included, and therein lie the makings of future volumes. This volume is divided into three parts. The first part, Geographical Patterns in Insect Life Cycles, explores various applications of a comparative method that has been valuable in investigating the potential for variability in life history parameters and the relation of these parameters to important variables in the environment.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Life Cycle Strategies of an Intertidal Midge Between Subtropic and Arctic Latitudes....Pages 3-19
Significance of Ovipositor Length in Life Cycle Adaptations of Crickets....Pages 20-34
Geographical Variation and Ecological Control of Diapause in Flies....Pages 35-47
Geography of Density-Dependent Selection in Pitcher-Plant Mosquitoes....Pages 48-65
Geographical Patterns in the Photoperiodic Induction of Hibernal Diapause....Pages 66-85
Front Matter....Pages 87-87
Diapause Strategies in the Australian Plague Locust (Chortoicetes terminifera Walker)....Pages 89-104
Life Cycle Strategies and Plant Succession....Pages 105-124
Polymorphism in the Larval Hibernation Strategy of the Burnet Moth, Zygaena trifolii ....Pages 125-134
r-K Selection at Various Taxonomic Levels in the Pierine Butterflies of North and South America....Pages 135-152
Adaptive Significance of Genetic Variability of Photoperiodism in Mecoptera and Lepidoptera....Pages 153-172
Mosquito Maternity: Egg Brooding in the Life Cycle of Trichoprosopon digitatum ....Pages 173-184
Front Matter....Pages 185-185
The Evolution of Insect Life Cycle Syndromes....Pages 187-203
Evolution of Wing Polymorphism and Its Impact on Life Cycle Adaptation in Insects....Pages 204-221
Prolonged Development in Cicadas....Pages 222-235
Toward a Theory for the Evolution of the Timing of Hibernal Diapause....Pages 236-257
Front Matter....Pages 259-259
Pervasive Themes in Insect Life Cycle Strategies....Pages 261-275
Back Matter....Pages 277-287
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Life Cycle Strategies of an Intertidal Midge Between Subtropic and Arctic Latitudes....Pages 3-19
Significance of Ovipositor Length in Life Cycle Adaptations of Crickets....Pages 20-34
Geographical Variation and Ecological Control of Diapause in Flies....Pages 35-47
Geography of Density-Dependent Selection in Pitcher-Plant Mosquitoes....Pages 48-65
Geographical Patterns in the Photoperiodic Induction of Hibernal Diapause....Pages 66-85
Front Matter....Pages 87-87
Diapause Strategies in the Australian Plague Locust (Chortoicetes terminifera Walker)....Pages 89-104
Life Cycle Strategies and Plant Succession....Pages 105-124
Polymorphism in the Larval Hibernation Strategy of the Burnet Moth, Zygaena trifolii ....Pages 125-134
r-K Selection at Various Taxonomic Levels in the Pierine Butterflies of North and South America....Pages 135-152
Adaptive Significance of Genetic Variability of Photoperiodism in Mecoptera and Lepidoptera....Pages 153-172
Mosquito Maternity: Egg Brooding in the Life Cycle of Trichoprosopon digitatum ....Pages 173-184
Front Matter....Pages 185-185
The Evolution of Insect Life Cycle Syndromes....Pages 187-203
Evolution of Wing Polymorphism and Its Impact on Life Cycle Adaptation in Insects....Pages 204-221
Prolonged Development in Cicadas....Pages 222-235
Toward a Theory for the Evolution of the Timing of Hibernal Diapause....Pages 236-257
Front Matter....Pages 259-259
Pervasive Themes in Insect Life Cycle Strategies....Pages 261-275
Back Matter....Pages 277-287
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