Genetics, Evolution and Biological Control

Rene Sforza is at the USDA-ARS-EBCL, France.

1: Genetic structure of natural plant and pathogen populations, J J Burdon and P H Thrall, CSIRO, Canberra, Australia 2: Measuring genetic variation in natural enemies used for biological control: why and how? E Wajnberg, INRA, France 3: Molecular systematics, Chalcidoidea and biological control, J Heraty, University of California, USA 4: Genetic markers in rust fungi and their application to weed biocontrol, K J Evans, Tasmanian Institute of Agricultural Research, Australia and D R Gomez, University of Adelaide, Australia 5: Tracing the origin of pests and natural enemies: genetic and statistical approaches, G K Roderick, University of California, USA 6: Tracing the origin of cryptic insect pests and vectors, and their natural enemies, J K Brown, University of Arizona, USA 7: Predicting evolutionary change in invasive, exotic plants and its consequences for plant-herbivore interactions, H Müller-Schärer and T Steinger, Université de Fribourg, Swizterland 8: Experimental evolution in host-parasitoid interactions, A R Kraaijeveld, Imperial College at Silwood Park, Ascot, UK 9: Interactions between natural enemies and transgenic insecticidal crops, J J Obrycki, Iowa State University, USA, J R Ruberson, University of Georgia, USA and J E Losey, Cornell University, USA 10: The GMO guidelines project: development of international scientific environmental biosafety testing guidelines for transgenic plants, A Hilbeck, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, (ETH), Switzerland and Steering Comittee of the GMO Guildlines Project 11: Genetic manipulation of natural enemies: can we improve biological control by manipulating the parasitoid and/or the plant? G M Poppy, University of Southampton, UK and W Powell, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK 12: Sex-ratio distorters and other selfish genetic elements: implications for biological control, R Stouthamer, University of California, USA