Insect outbreaks revisited [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Pedro Barbosa, Deborah K. Letourneau, Anurag A. Agrawal

• Pubblicazione: Chichester, England ; ; Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (493 p.)
• Disciplina: 595.7
• Soggetto topico: Insect populations; Insects - Ecology; Insect pests
• Altri autori: BarbosaPedro <1944-> LetourneauDeborah Kay AgrawalAnurag A
• Note generali: Updates: Insect outbreaks / edited by Pedro Barbosa and Jack C. Shultz. San Diego : Academic Press, c1987.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. Physiological and life history perspectives -- pt. 2. Population dynamics and multispecies interactions -- pt. 3. Population, community, and ecosystem ecology -- pt. 4. Genetics and evolution -- pt. 5. Applied perspectives.
• Sommario/riassunto: The abundance of insects can change dramatically from generation to generation; these generational changes may occur within a growing season or over a period of years. Such extraordinary density changes or ""outbreaks"" may be abrupt and ostensibly random, or population peaks may occur in a more or less cyclic fashion. They can be hugely destructive when the insect is a crop pest or carries diseases of humans, farm animals, or wildlife. Knowledge of these types of population dynamics and computer models that may help predict when they occur are very important. This important new book revisit
• Titolo autorizzato: Insect outbreaks revisited
• ISBN: 1-280-88036-8; 9786613721679; 1-118-25384-1; 1-118-29520-X; 1-118-25386-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910141252903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II