03230cam a2200373 i 4500 16514309 BD-DhUL 20141228121254.0 101022s2011 enka 000 0 eng 2010045605 9780521834889 (hardback) 9780521542609 (paperback) DLC eng DLC rda DLC BD-DhUL pcc QL496.4 .P76 2011 595.7 22 INS SCI025000 bisacsh Insect Ecology : Behavior, Populations and Communities / by Peter W. Price...[et al]. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press , c2011 xii, 801 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier GBP. 42.99 Includes bibliographical references and index. Machine generated contents note: Preface; Part I. Introduction: 1. The scope of insect ecology; Part II. Behavioral Ecology: 2. Behavior, mating systems, and sexual selection; 3. Social insects: the evolution and ecological consequences of sociality; Part III. Species Interactions: 4. Plant and herbivore interactions; 5. Lateral interactions: competition, amensalism, and facilitation; 6. Mutualisms; 7. Prey and predator interactions; 8. Parasite and host interactions; Part IV. Population Ecology: 9. Demography, population growth and life tables; 10. Life histories; 11. Population dynamics; Part V. Food Webs and Communities: 12. Community structure; 13. Multitrophic interactions; Part VI. Broad Patterns in Nature: 14. Biological diversity; 15. Planet Earth: patterns and processes; Glossary; References; Author index; Taxonomic index; Subject index. "Combining breadth of coverage with detail, this logical and cohesive introduction to insect ecology couples concepts with a broad range of examples and practical applications. It explores cutting-edge topics in the field, drawing on and highlighting the links between theory and the latest empirical studies. The sections are structured around a series of key topics, including behavioral ecology; species interactions; population ecology; food webs, communities and ecosystems; and broad patterns in nature. Chapters progress logically from the small scale to the large; from individual species through to species interactions, populations and communities. Application sections at the end of each chapter outline the practicality of ecological concepts and show how ecological information and concepts can be useful in agriculture, horticulture and forestry. Each chapter ends with a summary, providing a brief recap, followed by a set of questions and discussion topics designed to encourage independent and creative thinking"-- Provided by publisher. Insects Ecology. SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Entomology bisacsh. Price, Peter W...[et al]. 1938- , author. (Peter Wilfried), 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BK re10 2010-10-22 re10 2010-10-22 ONIX re10 2010-11-15 telework heading correction xe10 2011-12-20 2 copies rec'd., to CIP ver. 24952 24952 0 0 ddc 0 595_700000000000000_INS 0 NFIC 47838 DUSL DUSL GEN 2013-06-24 purchased 595.7 INS 479822 2014-12-28 2014-12-28 BK