Insect herbivore-host dynamics : tree-dwelling aphids /

Tony Dixon analyses long-term population studies and experiments showing that tree dwelling aphids are regulated not by natural enemies but by competition for limited resources. This book is designed to introduce students and research workers to insect herbivore-host dynamics using the interaction b...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dixon, A. F. G. (Anthony Frederick George)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2005.
Temas:
Aphids > Host plants.
Insect-plant relationships.
Insect societies.
Trees > Diseases and pests.
Relations insecte-plante.
Sociétés d'insectes.
Arbres > Maladies et fléaux.
NATURE > Animals > Insects & Spiders.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Entomology.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Tree-dwelling aphids; 3 Trees as a habitat: relations of aphids to trees; 4 Trees as a habitat: relations of aphids to their natural enemies; 5 Carrying capacity of trees; 6 Aphid abundance; 7 Population dynamics; 8 Risky dispersal; 9 Seasonal sex allocation; 10 Aphids and tree fitness; 11 Rarity, conservation and global warming; Epilogue; References; Species index; Subject index.

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