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Author:   J. P. Dempster ,  Ian Maclean
Publisher:   Chapman and Hall
Imprint:   Chapman and Hall
Weight:   1.086kg
ISBN:  

9780412832604

ISBN 10:   0412832607
Pages:   512
Publication Date:   January 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Theoretical background, Population structure. The equilibrium theory of population regulation. The role of density independent processes in the stabilization of insect populations. Resource limitation of populations and ceiling models. The problems associated with the identification of density dependence in population data. The role of predators and parasitoids in insect population dynamics. The effect of qualitive changes of individuals in the population dynamics of insects. What our experience of biological control tells us about current population theories. Case studies: the population dynamics of aphids. The population dynamics of tephritidae. The population dynamics of the genus maculinea (lepidoptera: lycaenidae). The population ecology of tyria jocobaeae (lepidoptera: arctiidae). The population ecology of operophthera brumata (lepidoptera: geometridae). The population ecology of euura lasiolepis (hymenoptera: tenthredinidae). The population ecolgy of trichochermes walkeri (psylloidea: triozidae). The population ecolgy of epilachna niponica (coleoptera: coccinellidae). The population ecology of megaloprepus coerulatus (odonata: pseudostigmatidae).

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