Rövid leírás:
This balanced, comprehensive account traces the alterations in body form that insects undergo as they adapt to seasonal change, exploring both theoretical aspects and practical issues, such as the impact of seasonality on insect pest management.
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Hosszú leírás:
Insects undergo predictable changes in body form that are adaptations to seasonal changes in the environment during their life cycle, with periods of dormancy or migration away from hostile environments followed by metamorphosis.
The authors here present a comprehensive discussion of the broad range of insect responses to seasonality and a critical interpretation of the voluminous scientific literature on the natural history, genetics, evolution, and management of insect adaptations.
‘A valuable addition to existing volumes in behaviour ecology and physiological ecology…The book is easy to read and to use for a reference, because of the many sections and subsections and because of three excellent indices. The definitions are well conceived and are stated in clear English…This volume is absolutely packed with information.’ BioScience (November 1987)
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Tartalomjegyzék:
Introduction; Insect adaptation to environmental changes; The course of diapause; The diapause syndrome; Environmental regulation of seasonal cycles; Seasonal adaptations – special cases; Variability and genetics of seasonal adaptations; Evolution of seasonal cycles; Seasonality, life-history evolution, and speciation; Seasonality and insect pest management.
