1st Edition

Insect Phenotypic Plasticity Diversity of Responses

Edited By T N Ananthakrishnan, Douglas Whitman Copyright 2005

    In Volume I of Insect Phenotypic Plasticity, the plasticity inherent in insects is documented. Phenotypically plastic traits include morphological, behavioral, and physiological characteristics. These environmentally induced differences can serve as the raw products upon which natural selection acts. Phenotypic plasticity in short deserves increased attention by those involved in studies on biological diversity and is of practical concern for agricultural and medical Entomology.

    Perspectives and Dimensions of Phenotypic Plasticity in Insect
    Phenotypic Plasticity of Host Selection in Adult Tiger Swallowtail Butterflies
    Papilio glaucus L. (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae)
    Plasticity in Insect Responses to Variable Chemistry of Host Plants
    Fighting, Flight and Fecundity
    Behavioural Determinants of Thysanoptera Structural Diversity
    Behavioral Diversity and its Apportionment in a Primitively Eusocial Wasp; Clutch Size Plasticity in the Lepidoptera
    The Importance of Phenotypic Plasticity in Herbivorous Insect Speciation
    Adaptive Allometric Responses of Galling Insects to Availability of Ovipositing Sites

    Biography

    Ananthakrishnan, T N ; Whitman, Douglas