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Insect ecology [[electronic resource] ] : an ecosystem approach / / Timothy D. Schowalter
| Insect ecology [[electronic resource] ] : an ecosystem approach / / Timothy D. Schowalter |
| Autore | Schowalter Timothy Duane <1952-> |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Burlington, MA, : Academic Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (575 p.) |
| Disciplina | 595.717 |
| Soggetto topico | Insects - Ecology |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-22724-2
9786611227241 0-08-050881-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Preface; chapter 1 - Overview; Scope of insect ecology; Ecosystem ecology; Ecosystem complexity; The hierarchy of subsystems; Regulation; Environmental change and disturbance; Ecosystem approach to insect ecology; Scope of this book; Section - I; chapter 2 - Responses to Abiotic Conditions; The physical template; Biomes; Environmental variation; Disturbances; Surviving variable abiotic conditions; Thermoregulation; Water balance; Air and water chemistry; Other abiotic factors; Factors affecting dispersal behavior; Life history strategy; Crowding; Nutritional status
Habitat and resource conditionsMechanism of dispersal; Responses to anthropogenic changes; Summary; chapter 3 - Resource Acquisition; Resource quality; Resource requirements; Variation in food quality; Plant chemical defenses; Nonnitrogenous defenses; Nitrogenous defenses; Elemental defenses; Arthropod defenses; Antipredator defenses; Antimicrobial defenses; Factors affecting expression of defenses; Mechanisms for exploiting variable resources; Resource acceptability; Resource availability; Foraging strategies; Orientation; Information processing; Responses to cues Attraction of conspecific insectsLearning; Summary; chapter 4 - Resource Allocation; Resource budget; Allocation of assimilated resources; Resource acquisition; Mating activity; Attraction; Courtship behavior; Reproductive and social behavior; Oviposition behavior; Nesting and brood care; Competitive, defensive, and mutualistic behavior; Competitive behavior; Defensive behavior; Mutualistic behavior; Efficiency of resource use; Factors affecting efficiency; Food quality; Size and physiological condition; Learning; Tradeoffs; Summary; Section- II; chapter 5 - Population Systems Population structureDensity; Dispersion; Metapopulation structure; Age structure; Sex ratio; Genetic composition; Social insects; Population processes; Natality; Mortality; Dispersal; Life history characteristics; Parameter estimation; Summary; chapter 6 - Population dynamics; Population fluctuation; Factors affecting population size; Density-independent factors; Density-dependent factors; Regulatory mechanisms; Models of population change; Exponential and geometric models; Logistic model; Complex models; Computerized models; Model evaluation; Summary; chapter 7 - Biogeography Geographic distributionGlobal patterns; Regional patterns; Island biogeography; Landscape and stream continuum patterns; Spatial dynamics of populations; Expanding populations; Metapopulation dynamics; Anthropogenic effects on spatial dynamics; Fragmentation; Disturbances to aquatic ecosystems; Species introductions; Conservation biology; Models of spatial dynamics; Summary; Section - III; chapter 8 - Species Interactions; Classes of interactions; Competition; Predation; Symbiosis; Parasitism; Commensalism; Mutualism; Factors affecting interactions; Abiotic conditions Resource availability and distribution |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458835103321 |
Schowalter Timothy Duane <1952->
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| Burlington, MA, : Academic Press, c2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Insect ecology [[electronic resource] ] : an ecosystem approach / / Timothy D. Schowalter
| Insect ecology [[electronic resource] ] : an ecosystem approach / / Timothy D. Schowalter |
| Autore | Schowalter Timothy Duane <1952-> |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Burlington, MA, : Academic Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (575 p.) |
| Disciplina | 595.717 |
| Soggetto topico | Insects - Ecology |
| ISBN |
1-281-22724-2
9786611227241 0-08-050881-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Preface; chapter 1 - Overview; Scope of insect ecology; Ecosystem ecology; Ecosystem complexity; The hierarchy of subsystems; Regulation; Environmental change and disturbance; Ecosystem approach to insect ecology; Scope of this book; Section - I; chapter 2 - Responses to Abiotic Conditions; The physical template; Biomes; Environmental variation; Disturbances; Surviving variable abiotic conditions; Thermoregulation; Water balance; Air and water chemistry; Other abiotic factors; Factors affecting dispersal behavior; Life history strategy; Crowding; Nutritional status
Habitat and resource conditionsMechanism of dispersal; Responses to anthropogenic changes; Summary; chapter 3 - Resource Acquisition; Resource quality; Resource requirements; Variation in food quality; Plant chemical defenses; Nonnitrogenous defenses; Nitrogenous defenses; Elemental defenses; Arthropod defenses; Antipredator defenses; Antimicrobial defenses; Factors affecting expression of defenses; Mechanisms for exploiting variable resources; Resource acceptability; Resource availability; Foraging strategies; Orientation; Information processing; Responses to cues Attraction of conspecific insectsLearning; Summary; chapter 4 - Resource Allocation; Resource budget; Allocation of assimilated resources; Resource acquisition; Mating activity; Attraction; Courtship behavior; Reproductive and social behavior; Oviposition behavior; Nesting and brood care; Competitive, defensive, and mutualistic behavior; Competitive behavior; Defensive behavior; Mutualistic behavior; Efficiency of resource use; Factors affecting efficiency; Food quality; Size and physiological condition; Learning; Tradeoffs; Summary; Section- II; chapter 5 - Population Systems Population structureDensity; Dispersion; Metapopulation structure; Age structure; Sex ratio; Genetic composition; Social insects; Population processes; Natality; Mortality; Dispersal; Life history characteristics; Parameter estimation; Summary; chapter 6 - Population dynamics; Population fluctuation; Factors affecting population size; Density-independent factors; Density-dependent factors; Regulatory mechanisms; Models of population change; Exponential and geometric models; Logistic model; Complex models; Computerized models; Model evaluation; Summary; chapter 7 - Biogeography Geographic distributionGlobal patterns; Regional patterns; Island biogeography; Landscape and stream continuum patterns; Spatial dynamics of populations; Expanding populations; Metapopulation dynamics; Anthropogenic effects on spatial dynamics; Fragmentation; Disturbances to aquatic ecosystems; Species introductions; Conservation biology; Models of spatial dynamics; Summary; Section - III; chapter 8 - Species Interactions; Classes of interactions; Competition; Predation; Symbiosis; Parasitism; Commensalism; Mutualism; Factors affecting interactions; Abiotic conditions Resource availability and distribution |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784532503321 |
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Schowalter Timothy Duane <1952->
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| Burlington, MA, : Academic Press, c2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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