Insect Herbivore-Host Dynamics
Tree-Dwelling Aphids
Häftad, Engelska, 2011
Av A. F. G. Dixon, A. F. G. (University of East Anglia) Dixon
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Literature on the population dynamics of insect herbivores tends to favour a top-down regulation of abundance, owing much to the action of natural enemies. Originally published in 2005, this volume challenges this paradigm and argues that tree-dwelling species of aphids, through competition for resources, regulate their own abundance. The biology of tree-dwelling aphids is examined, particularly their adaptation to the seasonal development of their host plants. When host-plant quality is favourable, aphids, by telescoping generations, can achieve prodigious rates of increase which their natural enemies are unable to match. Using analyses of long-term population censuses and results of experiments, this book introduces students and research workers to insect herbivore-host dynamics using the interaction between aphids and trees as a model.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2011-07-21
- Mått152 x 229 x 12 mm
- Vikt310 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor208
- FörlagCambridge University Press
- ISBN9781107402638