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Author Dixon, A. F. G. (Anthony Frederick George)

Title Insect herbivore-host dynamics : tree-dwelling aphids / A.F.G. Dixon
Published Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2005

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Description 1 online resource (vii, 199 pages) : illustrations
Contents Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Tree-dwelling aphids; 3 Trees as a habitat: relations of aphids to trees; 4 Trees as a habitat: relations of aphids to their natural enemies; 5 Carrying capacity of trees; 6 Aphid abundance; 7 Population dynamics; 8 Risky dispersal; 9 Seasonal sex allocation; 10 Aphids and tree fitness; 11 Rarity, conservation and global warming; Epilogue; References; Species index; Subject index
Summary Tony Dixon analyses long-term population studies and experiments showing that tree dwelling aphids are regulated not by natural enemies but by competition for limited resources. This book is designed to introduce students and research workers to insect herbivore-host dynamics using the interaction between aphids and trees as a model
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 176-191) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Aphids -- Host plants.
Insect-plant relationships.
Insect societies.
Trees -- Diseases and pests.
NATURE -- Animals -- Insects & Spiders.
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Entomology.
Aphids -- Host plants
Insect-plant relationships
Insect societies
Trees -- Diseases and pests
Form Electronic book
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