Genetics, evolution, and biological control /

• Corporate Author: International Organization for Biological Control (International symposium,)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2004.
• Subjects: Pests > Congresses. > Biological control; Biological pest control agents > Congresses.; Plant Pests, (New March 2000); Biological Control.; Genetic Engineering, Gene Transfer and Transgenics, (New June 2002); Genetics and Molecular Genetics (Wild Animals), (New March 2000); Animal Ecology.; Molecular Biology and Molecular Genetics, (Discontinued March 2000, Reinstated and Revised June 2002); Taxonomy and Evolution.; Plants.; Animal ecology.; Biological control.; Biological control agents.; Diagnostic techniques.; Evolution.; Genetic engineering.; Genetically engineered organisms.; Molecular genetics.; Natural enemies.; Plant pests.; Population genetics.; Transgenic plants.; Electronic books.
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This book is the result of the 12 keynote addresses, delivered at the third IOBC International Symposium held in Montpellier, France in October 2002, focusing on recent developments in genetics and evolutionary biology, and their relevance to biological control. Chapters are organized around the fol...

Table of Contents:

• Genetic Structure of Natural Plant and Pathogen Populations / J.J. Burdon and P.H. Thrall
• Measuring Genetic Variation in Natural Enemies Used for Biological Control : Why and How? / E. Wajnberg
• Molecular Systematics, Chalcidoidea and Biological Control / J. Heraty
• Genetic Markers in Rust Fungi and their Application to Weed Biocontrol/ K.J. Evans and D.R. Gomez
• Tracing the Origin of Pests and Natural Enemies : Genetic and Statistical Approaches / G.K. Roderick
• Tracing the Origin of Cryptic Insect Pests and Vectors, and their Natural Enemies / J.K. Brown
• Predicting Evolutionary Change in Invasive, Exotic Plants and its Consequences for Plant-Herbivore Interactions / H. Müller-Schärer and T. Steinger
• Experimental Evolution in Host-Parasitoid Interactions / A.R. Kraaijeveld
• Interactions Between Natural Enemies and Transgenic Insecticidal Crops / J.J. Obrycki, J.R. Ruberson and J.E. Losey
• The GMO Guidelines Project : Development of International Scientific Environmental Biosafety Testing Guidelines for Transgenic Plants / A. Hilbeck and the Steering Committee of the GMO Guidelines Project
• Genetic Manipulation of Natural Enemies : Can We Improve Biological Control by Manipulating the Parasitoid and/or the Plant? / G.M. Poppy and W. Powell
• Sex-ratio Distorters and Other Selfish Genetic Elements : Implications for Biological Control / R. Stouthamer.