03495nam 2200673Ia 450 99621032050331620230421045646.01-282-27889-497866122788911-4443-1407-61-4443-1406-8(CKB)1000000000790607(EBL)470498(OCoLC)646834031(SSID)ssj0000354534(PQKBManifestationID)11295334(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000354534(PQKBWorkID)10302381(PQKB)10168612(MiAaPQ)EBC470498(EXLCZ)99100000000079060719910821d1992 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrNatural enemies[electronic resource] the population biology of predators, parasites, and diseases /edited by M.J. CrawleyOxford ;Boston Blackwell Scientific Publications19921 online resource (594 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-632-02698-7 Natural Enemies: The Population Biology of Predators, Parasites and Diseases; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Part 1: BACKGROUND; 1: Evolution of Exploiter-Victim Relationships; 2: Correlates of Carnivory: Approaches and Answers; 3: Population Dynamics of Natural Enemies and their Prey; 4: Foraging Theory; Part 2: POPULATION BIOLOGY OF NATURAL ENEMIES; 5: Large Carnivores and their Prey: the Quick and the Dead; 6: Birds of Prey; 7: Insectivorous Mammals; 8: Marine Mammals; 9: Marine Invertebrates; 10: Predatory Arthropods; 11: The Population Biology of Insect Parasitoids12: Bloodsucking Arthropods13: Spiders as Representative 'Sit-and-wait' Predators; 14: Macroparasites: Worms and Others; 15: Microparasites: Viruses and Bacteria; Part 3: SYNTHESIS; 16: Predator Psychology and the Evolution of Prey Coloration; 17: Natural Enemies and Community Dynamics; 18: Biological Control; 19: The Dynamics of Predator-Prey and Resource-Harvester Systems; 20: Prey Defence and Predator Foraging; 21: Overview; References; IndexThis book is about disease and death. It is an ecologist's view of Darwin's vivid evocation of Nature, red in tooth and claw. An international team of authors examines broad patterns in the population biology of natural enemies, and addresses general questions about the role of natural enemies in the population dynamics and evolution of their prey. For instance, how do large natural enemies like wolves differ from small natural enemies like bacterial diseases in their effects on prey abundance? Is it better to chase after prey, or sit and wait for it to come to you? How should prey behave in oPredation (Biology)Predatory animalsPopulation biologyParasitismParasitesDiseasesPestsBiological controlPredation (Biology)Predatory animals.Population biology.Parasitism.Parasites.Diseases.PestsBiological control.574.5591.53Crawley Michael J63288MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK996210320503316Natural enemies2201325UNISA