Peterson, P George
Elements of insect ecology - New Delhi Medtech 2022 - 514 p.
This is the first comprehensive treatment of insect ecology to be published in the country. It develops general ecological concepts in a logical order, carefully integrating them with details of insect ecology. From the study of trophic relationships (Part 1), the book moves to the study of populations (Part 2), co-existence and competition (Part 3), and finally communities and distributions (Part 4). The book emphasizes the importance of insects in communities and the part they can plan in resolving present problems with general concepts in ecology. Since insects are extremely important herbivores, the author has integrated plant and animal ecology as a necessary approach to under standing insects. This leads to chapters on subject matter not treated extensively in other textbooks. For example, the rapidly developing field of co-evolution of plants and herbivores is treated in Chapter 3. The expanding field of pollination ecology is covered in Chapter 20. Chapter 8, on strategies in reproduction, considers both plants and insects, and plant ecology appears predominantly in other chapters.
9789386479112
Insects--Ecology
595.717 / PET/E
Elements of insect ecology - New Delhi Medtech 2022 - 514 p.
This is the first comprehensive treatment of insect ecology to be published in the country. It develops general ecological concepts in a logical order, carefully integrating them with details of insect ecology. From the study of trophic relationships (Part 1), the book moves to the study of populations (Part 2), co-existence and competition (Part 3), and finally communities and distributions (Part 4). The book emphasizes the importance of insects in communities and the part they can plan in resolving present problems with general concepts in ecology. Since insects are extremely important herbivores, the author has integrated plant and animal ecology as a necessary approach to under standing insects. This leads to chapters on subject matter not treated extensively in other textbooks. For example, the rapidly developing field of co-evolution of plants and herbivores is treated in Chapter 3. The expanding field of pollination ecology is covered in Chapter 20. Chapter 8, on strategies in reproduction, considers both plants and insects, and plant ecology appears predominantly in other chapters.
9789386479112
Insects--Ecology
595.717 / PET/E