Ecology of Insects

Concepts and Applications

By: Martin R. Speight, Mark D. Hunter, Allan D. Watt

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Paperback | 1 August 2008 | Edition Number 2

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640 Pages

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Revised

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24.9 x 19.2 x 3.1

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$165.59

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Fully revised and updated to include new topical study areas, the second edition of the successful text the Ecology of Insects provides a balanced treatment of the theory and practice of pure and applied insect ecology. <ul> <li>Includes new topical areas of insect ecology and provides greater coverage of physiological, genetic, molecular, and ecosystem aspects of insect ecology <li>Concepts include the foundations of evolutionary ecology and population dynamics in ecosystem science as they are applied to topics such as climate change, conservation and biodiversity, epidemiology and pest management <li>Fully updated and revised throughout, this new edition refers to primary literature and real world examples.</li></ul> To access the artwork from the book, please visit: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/speightinsects.

Industry Reviews

"This volume is a clearly written, contemporary, and scholarly treatment of the ecology of insects, which can serve as both a classroom textbook or general reference."( The Quarterly Review of Biology , September 2009)

"Eminently readable, this volume undoubtedly will be used as a course resource in many classrooms. It will prove to be invaluable reference for a wide variety of entomologists and ecologists, and should be in all libraries with significant biological holdings." (CHOICE, January 2009)

"This book provides a valuable and modern overview of insect ecology with a successful combination of theoretical principles with applied aspects taking population ecology as a leading these ? .The readers will find an extensive body of information and stimulating considerations of insect ecology." (Entomologia Generalis, February 2008)

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