Insect herbivore-host dynamics
Subtitle: tree-dwelling aphids
By: A.F.G. Dixon.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 199
Subjects: Aphididae.; Insect-plant relationships.; Insect societies.; Trees -- Diseases and pests.
Description: "Literature currently available on the population dynamics of insect herbivores tends of favour a top-down regulation of abundance, owing much to the action of natural enemies. This unique volume challenges this paradigm and shows that tree-dwelling species of aphids, through competition for resources, regulate their own abundance." "Using analyses from long-term population census and experiments, 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."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 176-191) and index.