The Dynamics Of Arthropod Predator Prey Systems

Author : Michael Patrick Hassell
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691209960
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dynamics of Arthopod Predator-Prey Systems. (MPB-13), Volume 13 written by Michael Patrick Hassell and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-03-31 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this study of arthropod predador-prey systems Michael Hassell shows how many of the components of predation may be simply modeled in order to reveal their effects on the overall dynamics of the interacting populations. Arthropods, particularly insects, make ideal subjects for such a study because their generation times are characteristically short and many have relatively discrete generations, inviting the use of difference equation models to describe population changes. Using analytical models framed in difference equations, Dr. Hassell is able to show how the detailed biological processes of insect predator-prey (including host-parasitoid) interactions may be understood. Emphasizing the development and subsequent stability analysis of general models, the author considers in detail several crucial components of predator-prey models: the prey's rate of increase as a function of density, non-random search, mutual interference, and the predator's rate of increase as a function of predator survival and fecundity. Drawing on the correspondence between the models and field and laboratory data, Dr. Hassell then discusses the practical implications for biological pest control and suggests how such models may help to formulate a theoretical basis for biological control practices.

Author : Robert Irving Van Hook
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Energy and Nutrient Dynamics of Predator and Prey Arthropod Populations in a Grassland Ecosystem written by Robert Irving Van Hook and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Michael Gilpin
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0323155235
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Metapopulation Dynamics: Empirical and Theoretical Investigations written by Michael Gilpin and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2012-12-02 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Metapopulation Dynamics: Empirical and Theoretical Investigations covers the 1989 proceedings of a metapopulation dynamics workshop held at Lammi Biological Station, Helsinki, Finland. It is divided into 18 chapters that cover various approaches to spatially structured population and community dynamics. After briefly discussing the history of metapopulation ideas and the major conceptual links, the book covers types of studies that have been conducted on single-species and multispecies metapopulations. Then, it examines the relationships between metapopulation dynamics, the equilibrium theory of island biogeography, and the dynamics of populations living in patchy environments. It further tackles practical issues and the links between metapopulation dynamics and landscape ecology, and between metapopulation dynamics and conservation biology. Chapters 4 and 5 present structured models describing changes in the number of individuals within patches and an empirical evaluation of local extinction in metapopulation studies. The subsequent chapters discuss several aspects of metapopulation, including dispersal and connectivity, colonization, conspecific attraction, extinction and isolation, and forest fragmentation. The latter chapters describe the concept of habitat fragmentation, the diversity and competition in metapopulations, the community collapse, and the effects of metapopulation studies in predator-prey systems.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 592 pages
Book Rating : 4.8O/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 1st International Symposium on Biological Control of Arthropods written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Alan A. Berryman
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1489973257
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Population Systems written by Alan A. Berryman and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-12-11 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Pedro Barbosa
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780195171204
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ecology of Predator-Prey Interactions written by Pedro Barbosa and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2005-08-11 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses the fundamental issues of predator-prey interactions, with an emphasis on predation among arthropods, which have been better studied, and for which the database is more extensive than for the large and rare vertebrate predators. The book should appeal to ecologists interested in the broad issue of predation effects on communities.

Author : Naomi Cappuccino
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0080539254
Total Pages : 453 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Population Dynamics written by Naomi Cappuccino and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 1995-09-01 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An understanding of the dynamics of populations is critically important to ecologists, evolutionary biologists, wildlife managers, foresters, and many other biologists. This edited treatise brings together the latest research on how populations fluctuate in size, the factors that drive these changes, and the theories explaining how populations are regulated. The book also includes specific chapters dealing with insects of economic importance.

Author : Robert Irving Van Hook
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Energy and Nutrient Dynamics of Predator and Prey Arthropod Populations in a Grassland Ecosystem written by Robert Irving Van Hook and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Bradford A. Hawkins
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139429280
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Theoretical Approaches to Biological Control written by Bradford A. Hawkins and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2008-10-14 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biological control is the suppression of pest populations using predators, parasitoids and pathogens. Historically, biological control has largely been on a trial-and-error basis, and has failed more often than it has succeeded. However by developing theories based upon fundamental population principles and the biological characteristics of the pest and agent, we can gain a much better understanding of when and how to use biological control. This book gathers together recent theoretical developments and provides a balanced guide to the important issues that need to be considered in applying ecological theory to biological control. It will be a source of productive and stimulating thought for all those interested in pest management, theoretical ecology and population biology.

Author : Michael J. Crawley
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444314068
Total Pages : 592 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Natural Enemies written by Michael J. Crawley and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-07-30 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about disease and death. It is an ecologist's view of Darwin's vivid evocation of Nature, red in tooth and claw. An international team of authors examines broad patterns in the population biology of natural enemies, and addresses general questions about the role of natural enemies in the population dynamics and evolution of their prey. For instance, how do large natural enemies like wolves differ from small natural enemies like bacterial diseases in their effects on prey abundance? Is it better to chase after prey, or sit and wait for it to come to you? How should prey behave in order to minimize the risk of being eaten? The answers are all in this fascinating senior undergraduate/postgraduate text.