Insect Ecology: Behavior, Populations and Communities - Hardcover

Price, Peter W.; Denno, Robert F.; Eubanks, Micky D.; Finke, Deborah L.; Kaplan, Ian

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521834880 ISBN 13: 9780521834889

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2011

Synopsis

Combining breadth of coverage with detail, this logical and cohesive introduction to insect ecology couples concepts with a broad range of examples and practical applications. It explores cutting-edge topics in the field, drawing on and highlighting the links between theory and the latest empirical studies. The sections are structured around a series of key topics, including behavioral ecology; species interactions; population ecology; food webs, communities and ecosystems; and broad patterns in nature. Chapters progress logically from the small scale to the large; from individual species through to species interactions, populations and communities. Application sections at the end of each chapter outline the practicality of ecological concepts and show how ecological information and concepts can be useful in agriculture, horticulture and forestry. Each chapter ends with a summary, providing a brief recap, followed by a set of questions and discussion topics designed to encourage independent and creative thinking.

About this title

Book Description:

Combining breadth of coverage with detail, this cohesive introduction to insect ecology couples concepts with examples and practical applications. The sections are structured around a series of key topics, including behavioral ecology; species interactions; population ecology; food webs, communities and ecosystems; and broad patterns in nature.

About the Author:

Peter W. Price is Regents' Professor Emeritus in the Department of Biological Sciences at Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0521834880
• ISBN 13: 9780521834889
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 828