Insect herbivore-host dynamics : tree-dwelling aphids /
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| Author / Creator: | Dixon, A. F. G. (Anthony Frederick George) |
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| Imprint: | Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, c2005. |
| Description: | vii, 199 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Subject: | Aphididae -- Host plants. Insect-plant relationships. Insect societies. Trees -- Diseases and pests. Aphids. Insect-plant relationships. Insect societies. Trees -- Diseases and pests. |
| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5626001 |
Table of 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
