Evolution and Diversity of Sex Ratio in Insects and Mites (Hardcover, 1992 ed.)

Sex ratio, the proportion of a progeny that is female, is an extremely important fitness trait. It is particularly interesting in relation to haplodiploidy, a variety of parthenogenesis in which organisms reproduce without the benefit of fertilization. This study arrives at conclusions drawn from new empirical studies: that biased sex ratios are characteristic of haplodiploid species; that these species are characteristically colonizing species with genetics suited both to spatially and temporally unpredictable environments; that manipulation of haplodiploid biological control agents, or pests that are to be controlled, depends on understanding the determinants of sex ratio; and that because evolutionary theory predicts that haplodiploids have the capacity to evolve faster than diploid organisms, haplodiploid species are the organisms of choice in biological control strategies.

General

Imprint:	Chapman and Hall
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 1992
First published:	1992
Authors:	Dana L. Wrensch • Merceses A. Ebber
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 34mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	630
Edition:	1992 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-412-02211-1
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Genetics (non-medical) > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > Invertebrates > Insects (entomology) Promotions
LSN:	0-412-02211-7
Barcode:	9780412022111

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