Insect herbivore-host dynamics : tree-dwelling aphids /

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Author / Creator:	Dixon, A. F. G. (Anthony Frederick George)
Imprint:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2005.
Description:	1 online resource (vii, 199 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
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. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11811750

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ISBN:	0511082029 9780511082023 051108157X 9780511081576 9780511542671 0511542674 0511298455 9780511298455 9780521802321 0521802326 0521802326 1280419024 9781280419027
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 176-191) and index. Print version record.
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.
Other form:	Print version: Dixon, A.F.G. (Anthony Frederick George). Insect herbivore-host dynamics. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2005 0521802326
Standard no.:	9780521802326

Table of 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.

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