Insect movement [[electronic resource] ] : mechanisms and consequences : proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society's 20th Symposium / / edited by I. Woiwood, D.R. Reynolds, and C.D. Thomas

• Pubblicazione: Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; ; New York, NY, : CABI Pub., c2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (468 p.)
• Disciplina: 573.7/98157
• Soggetto topico: Insects - Locomotion; Insects - Flight
• Altri autori: WoiwoodI (Ian) ReynoldsD. R <1947-> (Donald Russell) ThomasC. D
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Contributors; 1 Introduction and Overview; 2 The Biomechanics and Functional Diversity of Flight; 3 How Insect Wings Evolved; 4 Physiology and Endocrine Control of Flight; 5 Insect Behaviours Associated with Resource Finding; 6 Host Location by Parasitoids; 7 Flight Trajectories of Foraging Insects: Observations Using Harmonic Radar; 8 The Evolution of Migratory Syndromes in Insects; 9 Orientation Mechanisms and Migration Strategies Within the Flight Boundary Layer; 10 Characterizing Insect Migration Systems in Inland Australia with Novel and Traditional Methodologies ; 11 Significance of Habitat Persistence and Dimensionality in the Evolution of Insect Migration Strategies 12 Predation and the Evolution of Dispersal; 13 Evolution of Mass Transit Systems in Ants: a Tale of Two Societies; 14 Dispersal and Conservation in Heterogeneous Landscapes; 15 Scale, Dispersal and Population Structure; 16 Gene Flow; 17 Use of Genetic Diversity in Movement Studies of Flying Insects; 18 Coping with Modern Times? Insect Movement and Climate Change; 19 Analysing and Modelling Range Changes in UK Butterflies; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Insect movement is a subject that has seen many advances in the 1980's and 1990's. This book is based on the main papers presented at the Royal Entomological Society's 20th Symposium on this topic, held in September 1999.
• Titolo autorizzato: Insect movement
• ISBN: 1-280-82894-3; 9786610828944; 0-85199-781-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910780203603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II