The Tent Caterpillars /

Synthesizing some 150 years of research, this is the only book to cover the biology and behavioral ecology of tent caterpillars. Terence D. Fitzgerald discusses the systematics, distribution, and host range of North American and Eurasian species of tent caterpillars. He then considers the anatomy an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fitzgerald, Terrence D. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2019]
Colección:Cornell Series in Arthropod Biology
Temas:
Tent caterpillars.
Livrées (Insectes)
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Entomology.
Tent caterpillars
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Publisher's Foreword
  • Preface
  • 1. Seasonal History
  • 2. Systematics, Geographic Distribution, and the Evolution of Sociality
  • 3. The Caterpillar and the Pupa
  • 4. The Moth, the Egg Mass, and the Pharate Larva
  • 5. Interactions between Tent Caterpillars and Their Host Trees
  • 6. Aggregation and Foraging Behavior
  • 7. Tent-Building Behavior and Thermoregulation
  • 8. Predation and Antipredation
  • 9. Population Dynamics and Economic Impact
  • 10. Management of Populations
  • 11. Maintaining Colonies and Suggestions for Classroom Studies
  • 12. Epilogue
  • References
  • Index

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