Polyembryonic Insects [electronic resource] An Extreme Clonal Reproductive Strategy / by Kikuo Iwabuchi.

This book provides an overview of our current understanding of polyembryony in insects. The study of polyembronic insects has advanced considerably over the last several decades. The book shows the exciting potential of polyembryonic insects and their impact on life sciences. It describes the mechan...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Entomology Monographs, 2522-5278
Main Author: Iwabuchi, Kikuo (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
Edition:1st ed. 2019.
Series:Entomology Monographs,
Subjects:
Invertebrates.
Developmental biology.
Evolution (Biology).
Ecology .
Online Access:
Springer Biomedical and Life Sciences eBooks 2019 English/International: 2019 (Springer Link)
Variant Title:
Polyembryonic Insects: An Extreme Clonal Reproductive Strategy
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Overview of polyembryony
  • Chapter 2. Polyembryony in encyrtid parasitoids. Chapter 3. Host-polyembryonic parasitoid interactions
  • Chapter 4. Sociality in polyembryonic parasitoids
  • Chapter 5. Ecology and evolution of polyembryony. .