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Insect Predator-Prey Dynamics
Ladybird Beetles and Biological Control
Buch von A. F. G. Dixon
Sprache: Englisch

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Ladybird beetles are typical predators that feed on a wide range of insect prey, and have been used extensively in the biocontrol of insect pests. This volume explores basic ladybird biology, in particular, their close association with prey and its effect on their rate of development and body size. The author uses optimal foraging theory, field observations, and laboratory experiments to illustrate how ladybird larvae maximize their rate of energy intake, and ladybird adults their fitness. The interdependence of these life history parameters is then used to develop a simple predator-prey model that, combined with an analysis of the literature, highlights the specific attributes of potentially successful biocontrol agents for all those interested in predator-prey dynamics.
Ladybird beetles are typical predators that feed on a wide range of insect prey, and have been used extensively in the biocontrol of insect pests. This volume explores basic ladybird biology, in particular, their close association with prey and its effect on their rate of development and body size. The author uses optimal foraging theory, field observations, and laboratory experiments to illustrate how ladybird larvae maximize their rate of energy intake, and ladybird adults their fitness. The interdependence of these life history parameters is then used to develop a simple predator-prey model that, combined with an analysis of the literature, highlights the specific attributes of potentially successful biocontrol agents for all those interested in predator-prey dynamics.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Basic biology and structure; 3. Body size; 4. Slow-fast continuum in life history parameters; 5. Foraging behaviour; 6. Cannibalism; 7. Theory of predator-prey interactions; 8. Intraguild predation; 9. Biological control; 10. Epilogue; 11. References; Taxonomic index; Subject index.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
Fachbereich: Zoologie
Genre: Biologie
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Buch
ISBN-13: 9780521622035
ISBN-10: 0521622034
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Dixon, A. F. G.
Hersteller: Cambridge University Press
Maße: 235 x 157 x 20 mm
Von/Mit: A. F. G. Dixon
Erscheinungsdatum: 14.08.2007
Gewicht: 0,592 kg
Artikel-ID: 106469363
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Basic biology and structure; 3. Body size; 4. Slow-fast continuum in life history parameters; 5. Foraging behaviour; 6. Cannibalism; 7. Theory of predator-prey interactions; 8. Intraguild predation; 9. Biological control; 10. Epilogue; 11. References; Taxonomic index; Subject index.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
Fachbereich: Zoologie
Genre: Biologie
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Buch
ISBN-13: 9780521622035
ISBN-10: 0521622034
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Dixon, A. F. G.
Hersteller: Cambridge University Press
Maße: 235 x 157 x 20 mm
Von/Mit: A. F. G. Dixon
Erscheinungsdatum: 14.08.2007
Gewicht: 0,592 kg
Artikel-ID: 106469363
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