Livre blanc sur la défense nationale

• Record Nr.: UNINA990008030130403321
• Autore: Francia : . Ministère d'état chargé de la défense nationale
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: [Paris : s.n.], 1972-1973
• Descrizione fisica: 2 v. ; 21 cm
• Disciplina: 355.03
• Locazione: FGBC
• Collocazione: X N3 144 (1-2)
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Francese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia

Insects and wildlife [[electronic resource] ] : arthropods and their relationships with wild vertebrate animals / / John L. Capinera

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910140621003321
• Autore: Capinera John L
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford, UK ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010
• ISBN: 1-282-54956-1; 9786612549564; 1-4443-5784-0; 1-4443-1768-7; 1-4443-1769-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (1373 p.)
• Disciplina: 595.7/178
• Soggetti: Insects - Ecology; Vertebrates - Ecology; Vertebrates - Food; Insects as carriers of disease; Insecticides - Toxicology; Wildlife conservation
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Insects and their relatives -- Structure and function of insects -- Food resources for wildlife -- Wildlife diets -- Insects important as food for wildlife -- Insects and ecosystems -- Transmission of disease agents to wildlife by arthropods -- Infectious disease agents transmitted to wildlife by arthropods -- Parasitic disease agents transmitted to wildlife by arthropods -- Arthropods as parasites of wildlife -- Pesticides and their effects on wildlife -- Alternatives to insecticides -- Insect-wildlife relationships -- Insect and wildlife conservation.
• Sommario/riassunto: Insects and Wildlife: Arthropods and their Relationships with Wild Vertebrate Animals provides a comprehensive overview of the interrelationships of insects and wildlife. It serves as an introduction to insects and other arthropods for wildlife management and other vertebrate biology students, and emphasizes the importance of insects to wild vertebrate animals. The book emphasizes how insects exert important influences on wildlife habitat suitability and wildlife population sustainability, including their direct and indirect effects on wildlife health. Among the important topics covered