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Author Capinera, John L.

Title Insects and wildlife : arthropods and their relationships with wild vertebrate animals / John L. Capinera
Published Chichester, U.K. ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 487 pages) : illustrations, maps
Contents Insects and Wildlife; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Section 1: Introduction to the Arthropods; Section 2: Food Relationships; Section 3: Arthropods As Disease Vectors and Pests; Section 4: Pest Management and Its Effects on Wildlife; Section 5: Conservation Issues; Glossary; Index
Summary This book provides a comprehensive overview of the interrelationships of insects and wildlife. It serves as an introduction to insects and other arthropods for wildlife management and other vertebrate biology students, and emphasizes the importance of insects to wild vertebrate animals. The book emphasizes how insects exert important influences on wildlife habitat suitability and wildlife population sustainability, including their direct and indirect effects on wildlife health. Among the important topics covered are: the importance of insects as food items for vertebrate animals; the role of a
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Insects -- Ecology.
Vertebrates -- Ecology
Vertebrates -- Food
Insects as carriers of disease.
Insecticides -- Toxicology.
Wildlife conservation.
Insects.
Animals.
Feral animals.
Vertebrates.
Environmental health.
Insecta
Animals, Wild
Vertebrates
Insecticides -- toxicity
Environmental Health
Insect Vectors
Vertebrata (subphylum)
Insecta (class)
NATURE -- Animals -- Insects & Spiders.
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Entomology.
Vertebrates
Insects
Feral animals
Environmental health
Animals
Insecticides -- Toxicology
Insects as carriers of disease
Insects -- Ecology
Vertebrates -- Ecology
Wildlife conservation
Insekten
Wildtiere
Wirbeltiere
Ökologie
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781444317695
1444317695
9781444357844
1444357840
9781444317688
1444317687
Other Titles Arthropods and their relationships with wild vertebrate animals