Behavioral Ecology of Insect Parasitoids

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.

ContributorsPrefacePart 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 Eric Wajnberg (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique)2. Parasitoid Fitness: From a Simple Idea to an Intricate Concept: Minus van Baalen (Universite 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 Jerome 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 Universitat Berlin) and Jeremy McNeil (University of Western Ontario)6. Parasitoid and Host Nutritional Physiology in Behavioural Ecology: Michael R. Strand (University of Georgia) and Jerome Casas (University of Tours)7. Food-searching in Parasitoids: the Dilemma of Choosing Between 'Immediate' or Future Fitness Gains: Carlos Bernstein (Universite 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 (Universite 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 (Universite du Quebec a Montreal) 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 (Universite 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-Sebastien 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 Eric Wajnberg (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique)18. Statistical Tools for Analyzing Data on Behavioural Ecology of Insect Parasitoids: Eric Wajnberg (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique) and Patsy Haccou (Leiden University)Index