Dynamics of Insect Behaviour

Contents 1 Dynamics of Insect Behaviour An IntroductionT N Ananthakrishnan 2 Behavioural Strategies and Adaptive Trends in InsectsT N Ananthakrishnan 3 Ecological Diversities and Behavioural Intrica-cies in InsectsT N Ananthakrishnan 4 Behavioural Diversities in Relation to Ecologi-cal Services Rendered by InsectsT N Ananthakrishnan 5 Gall-inducing Behaviour in Hemipteroid InsectsAnantanarayanan Raman 6 Behavioural Dynamics of AcrididsK P Sanjayan 7 Aggregation and Dormancy Behaviour of Luprops Tristis The Rubber Beetle Invading Domestic EnvironmentsSabu K Thomas 8 Behavioural Aspects of Some Key Pests of Plantation Forestry in IndiaJohn Prasanth Jacob N Ramasubramanian And A Naveenkumar 9 Biology and Behavioural Dynamics of The Rice Leaffolder ComplexS Senthilnathan 10 Behavioural Dynamics of Aquatic Insects Strate-gies and MechanismsK G Sivaramakrishnan 11 Foraging and Breeding Behaviour of Peninsular Indian Odonata KA Subramanian 12 Climate Change and Insect Biodiversity - Behavi-oural Patterns and Implications in Conservation ControlKG Sivaramakrishnan 13 Multidimentional Behavioural Dynamics of Medically Important InsectsBK TyagiThis book state of art situation in patterns of behaviour is presented by the authors each with expertise in respective fields on diverse aspects such as pollination predation and parasitism forest and agricultural pests besides the dynamics of aquatic insects in general and dragonflies in particular in addition to insect vectors of diseases The need for an appreciation of the differentiation processes controlling growth and development of plant galls has been adequately emphasised these galls representing highly regulated growth manifestations of plants ensuring nutrition and shelter for the insects concerned Behavioural shifts of insects due to current climatic changes and their implications in insect conservation and control are also highlighted This book will be relevant to the undergraduate and particularly graduate students taking courses in insect ecology and evolution conservation biology and environmental management as well as to committed researchers in these fields in addition to conservation practitioners eager to have a comprehensive background of the multifaceted aspects of insect behavioural dynamics 212 pp. …