Parasitism is one of the most successful modes of life displayed by living organisms, as
measured by how often it evolved and how many parasitic species are presently in …

▪ Abstract Parasitoid wasps have evolved a wide spectrum of developmental interactions
with hosts. In this review we synthesize and interpret results from the phylogenetic …

Parasites have evolved independently in numerous animal lineages, and they now make up
a considerable proportion of the biodiversity of life. Not only do they impact humans and …

Living things are unimaginably complex, yet they have withstood a withering assault of
harmful influences over several billion years. These influences include cataclysmic changes …

▪ Abstract Insect molecular systematics has undergone remarkable recent growth. Advances
in methods of data generation and analysis have led to the accumulation of large amounts of …

The first edition of this book, published by University Press of New England in 1986, sold
over 2500 copies, and was received as the best introductory overview of this broad field …

Aunque los orígenes de las hormigas (cuándo, dónde y cómo) sean misterios que nunca
podremos resolver, lo cierto es que hace unos 100 millones de años ya existían hormigas …

An overview of recent advances in our understanding of the higher phylogeny and
classification is presented. Molecular and morphological cladistic and pre-cladistic studies …

▪ Abstract Hyperparasitoids are secondary insect parasitoids that develop at the expense of
a primary parasitoid, thereby representing a highly evolved fourth trophic level. This review …

Social behavior occurs in some of the smallest animals as well as some the largest, and the
transition from solitary life to sociality is an unsolved evolutionary mystery. In The Evolution …