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Population Biology of Tropical Insects
Allen M. Young
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Description for Population Biology of Tropical Insects
Paperback. Num Pages: 524 pages, 89 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 765.
In this book I have tried to bring together the major developments in the study of insect populations in tropical environments. In some ways, this task has been a difficult one because conceptually it is virtually impossible to limit a discussion of insect ecology to the tropics, since the same concepts, theories, and hypoth eses concerning the mechanisms by which habitats support insect populations often apply both to temperate and to tropical regions. Thus one might argue effectively that a book such as Peter Price's Insect Ecology represents a more comprehensive treatment of insect ecology, including the tropical aspects. Yet ... Read more
In this book I have tried to bring together the major developments in the study of insect populations in tropical environments. In some ways, this task has been a difficult one because conceptually it is virtually impossible to limit a discussion of insect ecology to the tropics, since the same concepts, theories, and hypoth eses concerning the mechanisms by which habitats support insect populations often apply both to temperate and to tropical regions. Thus one might argue effectively that a book such as Peter Price's Insect Ecology represents a more comprehensive treatment of insect ecology, including the tropical aspects. Yet ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
524
Condition
New
Number of Pages
524
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781468411157
SKU
V9781468411157
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