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OverviewAn understanding of the dynamics of populations is critically important to ecologists, evolutionary biologists, wildlife managers, foresters, and many other biologists. This edited treatise brings together the latest research on how populations fluctuate in size, the factors that drive these changes, and the theories explaining how populations are regulated. The book also includes specific chapters dealing with insects of economic importance. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Naomi Cappuccino (University of Texas, Austin, U.S.A.) , Peter W. Price (Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, U.S.A.)Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc Imprint: Academic Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.770kg ISBN: 9780121592707ISBN 10: 0121592707 Pages: 429 Publication Date: 01 September 1995 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsIntroduction. N. Cappuccino, Novel Approaches to the Study of Population Dynamics. Observation and Comparative Approaches: P. Turchin, Population Regulation: Old Arguments and a New Synthesis. A.F. Hunter, Ecology, Life History and Phylogeny of Outbreak and Nonoutbreak Species. N. Cappuccino, H. Damman, and J.-F. Dubuc, Spatial Behavior and Temporal Dynamics of Outbreak and Nonoutbreak Species. M.J. Auerbach, E.F. Connor, and S. Mopper, Minor Miners and Major Miners: Population Dynamics of Leaf-Mining Insects. Mechanisms and Processes of Population Dynamics: R.F. Denno and M.A. Peterson, Density-Dependent Dispersal and its Consequences for Population Dynamics. S. Harrison and N. Cappuccino, Using Density-Manipulation Experiments to Study Population Regulation. I. Hanski and M. Kuussaari, Butterfly Metapopulation Dynamics. S.J. Walde, Internal Dynamics and Metapopulations: Experimental Tests with Predator-Prey Systems. J. Roland and P.D. Taylor, Herbivore-Natural Enemy Interactions in Fragmented and Continuous Forests. G. Dwyer, Simple Models and Complex Interactions. J.H. Myers and L. Rothman, Field Experiments to Study Regulation of Fluctuating Populations. M.C. Rossiter, Impact of Life History Evolution on Population Dynamics: Predicting the Presence of Maternal Effects. Case Studies: C. Solbreck, Long-Term Population Dynamics of a Seed-Feeding Insect in a Landscape Perspective. T. Ohgushi, Adaptive Behavior Produces Stability in Herbivorous Lady Beetle Populations. P.W. Price, T.P. Craig, and H. Roininen, Working Toward Theory on Galling Sawfly Population Dynamics. J.D. Reeve, M.P. Ayres, and P.L. Lorio, Host Suitability, Predation, and Bark Beetle Population Dynamics. G.E. Belovsky and A. Joern, The Dominance of Different Regulating Factors for Rangeland Grasshoppers. Conclusion: P.W. Price and M.D. Hunter, Novelty and Synthesis in the Development of Population Dynamics. Subject Index.ReviewsCappuccino and Price have brought together contributions that demonstrate a renaissance of population dynamics studies in the last decade. --Michael W. Palmer, Oklahoma State University, in ECOLOGY The editors have done an excellent job in assembling authors with fresh ideas and insightful perspectives. The chapters are remarkably good, and the book would be excellent for graduate student seminars, with each chapter providing ample material for discussion. --TRENDS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION Cappuccino and Price have brought together contributions that demonstrate a renaissance of population dynamics studies in the last decade. --Michael W. Palmer, Oklahoma State University, in ECOLOGY The editors have done an excellent job in assembling authors with fresh ideas and insightful perspectives. The chapters are remarkably good, and the book would be excellent for graduate student seminars, with each chapter providing ample material for discussion. --TRENDS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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