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Entomology at the Land Grant University : Perspectives from the Texas A&M University Department Centenary.
Title:
Entomology at the Land Grant University : Perspectives from the Texas A&M University Department Centenary.
Author:
Heinz, Kevin M.
ISBN:
9781603446099
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (356 pages)
Series:
Texas A&M University Agriculture Series ; v.9

Texas A&M University Agriculture Series
Contents:
Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- I: ENTOMOLOGY Fulfilling the Land Grant University Mission -- Contributions of Entomology to the Mission of the Twenty-First-Century Land Grant University -- Entomology -- The Texas A&M University Department of Entomology -- II: MULTIPLE ROLES OF ENTOMOLOGY DEPARTMENTS Past, Present, and Future -- The Three-Function Department of Entomology -- Integration of Entomology Research, Teaching, and Extension -- Strengthening a Department of Entomology through Integrating Teaching, Research, and Extension Functions -- III: DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY OF SCIENCE-BASED KNOWLEDGE TO THE PUBLIC -- Science and Stakeholders -- Taking the University to the People -- Technology Transfer -- Adoption of IPM by End-Users -- IV: ENTOMOLOGY A Model for Pest Management Research and for the Advancement of Science -- Ecological Theory and Biological Control of Insect Pests -- Metapopulations, Fragmentation, and Connectivity -- Coevolution of Resistance and Virulence in Host-Parasitoid Interactions -- A New Look at the Coevolution of the Insect-Plant Relationship and Its Relevance to Agriculture -- V: ENTOMOLOGY A Science for All Society -- Celluloid Entomology -- Our War with the Insects -- Entomology Courses -- VI: GLOBAL ISSUES IN ENTOMOLOGY Human Health, Biodiversity, and Sustainability -- Viruses, Vectors, and Virus Vectors -- Insects -- How Can Entomology Contribute to Sustainable Crop Protection? -- Sustainable Pest Management for Global Food Security -- VII: THE FUTURE OF EONTOMOLOGICAL RESEARCH -- Evolutionary Pest Management -- Genetic Engineering of Insects -- Driving Forces for Target-Based Insecticide Design in the Twenty-First Century -- CONTRIBUTORS.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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