Insect Migration : Tracking Resources through Space and Time
Editorial Reviews
Review
'... this will be a most useful contribution to the study of migration; it is really helpful to have a number of papers containing important, and in some cases new, data to be bound together in a manageable volume which will be invaluable to researchers in the future.' D. J. L. Agassiz, Bulletin of Entomological Research
'It confers a much broader debate than a usual proceedings volume and the final overview provides a holistic model of migration which may well form a springboard for future developments in the field.' Jim Hardie, Antenna
'There is a lot of useful theory expounded here ... a very rewarding book, ideal as a reference to new developments.' John Feltwell, Biologist
Book Description
Migration is a key process in the population dynamics of many insects, including some of the most damaging pests. This book reviews current understanding of the ecological, behavioral, physiological, and genetic bases of insect migration. The first part describes migration systems in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and America, with an emphasis on the role of regional weather and climate. Secondly, is a consideration of insects' adaptation to migration; it covers aerodynamics and energetics, the integration of migration in insect life cycles, environmental and genetic regulation of migratory potential, and the evolutionary implications of habitat heterogeneity and variability. The book then addresses the application of this knowledge to operational pest forecasting.
Insect Migration: Tracking Resources through Space and Time,V. Alistair Drake,A. Gavin Gatehouse,Cambridge University Press,0521440009,Agriculture - General,Arthropoda,Insect pests,Insects,Insects & Spiders,Life Sciences - Ecology,Life Sciences - Zoology - Entomology,Migration,Nature,Nature/Ecology,Science,Insects (entomology),Insects--Migration,Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / Invertebrates
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