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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Fitzgerald, Terrence D. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2019]
Series:Cornell Series in Arthropod Biology
Subjects:
Tent caterpillars.
Livrées (Insectes)
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Entomology.
Tent caterpillars
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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