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Tables of Contents for Solitary Wasps
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
xi
Wasp Diversity and Classification
1
10
Order Hymenoptera
2
1
Suborder Symphyta
3
1
Suborder Apocrita
4
6
Conclusion
10
1
Foraging Behavior of Parasitoids
11
59
Characterizing Wasp Foraging Strategies
11
5
Dryinidae
16
9
Bethylidae
25
8
Chrysididae
33
7
Other Chrysidoidea
40
1
Mutillidae
40
7
Tiphiidae and Scoliidae
47
7
Pompilidae
54
1
Other Vespoidea
55
3
Sphecidae
58
2
Impact of Parasitoid Wasps on Host Populations
60
6
Biological Control of Pests Using Aculeate Wasp Parasitoids
66
3
Conclusion
69
1
Foraging Behavior of Nest-Provisioning Predators
70
50
Comparative Survey of Prey
78
19
Variation in Diets within Species
97
5
Variation in the Number of Prey per Cell
102
1
Comparative Survey of Hunting and Stinging Behaviors
102
6
Comparative Survey of Prey-Carriage Mechanisms
108
4
Prey Storage
112
1
Homing and Orientation
113
1
Comparative Survey of Oviposition Sites
114
1
Feeding by Adults
115
2
Impact on Prey Populations
117
1
Conclusion
118
2
Foraging Behavior of Cleptoparasites
120
15
Intraspecific Prey Theft
121
1
Brood Parasitism
122
12
Conclusion
134
1
Pollen Foraging and Pollination
135
17
Foraging Behavior of Pollen Wasps
135
8
The Role of Solitary Wasps in Plant Pollination
143
6
Conclusion
149
3
Nesting Behavior
152
31
Ground-Nesting Wasps
153
15
Pith- and Wood-Burrowing Wasps
168
3
Cavity-Nesting Wasps
171
2
Mud-Nesting Wasps
173
4
Nest Dispersion
177
2
Nest Usurpation and Supersedure
179
3
Conclusion
182
1
Natural Enemies and Defensive Strategies
183
33
A Survey of the Natural Enemies of Solitary Wasps
183
13
Impact of Natural Enemies on Solitary Wasp Populations
196
4
Defensive Strategies: Personal Defense
200
6
Defensive Strategies: Protecting Offspring
206
8
Conclusion
214
2
Male Behavior and Sexual Interactions
216
66
Conceptual Background: Sexual Selection Theory
217
1
Ecological Background
218
3
Mating at Emergence Sites
221
16
Male Defense of Individual Nests
237
9
Mating at Resources
246
6
Mating at Scent-Marked Territories
252
12
Mating at Landmarks: Hilltopping
264
4
Alternative Male Mating Tactics
268
4
Female Choice and Male Courtship
272
8
Conclusion
280
2
Thermoregulation, Sleeping, and Overwintering
282
16
Thermoregulation
282
11
Sleeping
293
3
Overwintering
296
1
Conclusion
296
2
Parental Strategies
298
37
Reproductive Trade-Offs
299
7
Parental Investment Decisions
306
14
The Evolution of Parental Behavior
320
10
Communal Nesting: A Brief Survey
330
3
Conclusion
333
2
Appendix A Superfamilies, Families, and Subfamilies of Solitary Aculeate Hymenoptera
335
2
Appendix B Solitary Wasp Genera Mentioned in This Book
337
4
Bibliography
341
56
Index
397