Insect Ecology : Behavior, Populations and Communities.
Combining breadth of coverage with detail, this cohesive introduction to insect ecology couples concepts with empirical examples and practical applications.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Citations and references; Figures and tables; Names of species and higher taxa; Important terms in boldface; Applications; Summaries; Questions and discussion topics; Further reading; Debate; Acknowledgments; Part 1 Introduction; 1 The scope of insect ecology; 1.1 Fascination with insects; 1.2 Antiquity of insects; 1.3 Insect body plan; 1.3.1 Metamorphosis; 1.3.2 Exoskeleton and flight; 1.3.3 Small size; 1.4 Richness of the insect fauna; 1.5 Richness of relationships; 1.5.1 Feeding links and types; 1.5.2 Community interactions.
- 1.6 Adaptive radiation1.6.1 Plant diversity for herbivores; 1.6.2 Herbivore diversity for carnivores; 1.6.3 Species formation; 1.7 Ecosystem processes; 1.8 Ecological questions and answers; Applications: Contributions to many disciplines; Summary; Further reading; Part II Behavioral ecology; 2 Behavior, mating systems and sexual selection; 2.1 The reproductive imperative; 2.2 The life-cycle approach; 2.3 The experimental necessity; 2.4 Survival; 2.4.1 Weather; 2.4.2Food supply, competition and natural enemies; 2.5 Foraging behavior; 2.6 A place to live.
- 2.6.1 Females oviposit exactly where their nymphs or larvae will begin to feed (Table 2.2, (1))2.6.2 Females make habitats for progeny (Table 2.2 (2)); 2.6.3 Females provision cells in which larvae feed (Table 2.2 (3)); 2.6.4 Living plants provide microhabitats (Table 2.2 (4)); 2.6.5 Living animals provide microhabitats (Table 2.2 (5)); 2.6.6 Weaving insects and spiders produce protection for themselves (Table 2.2 (6)); 2.6.7 Burrowing into substrates (Table 2.2 (7)); 2.6.8 Indiscriminate oviposition (Table 2.2 (8)); 2.6.9 Feeding in the open (Table 2.2 (9)).
- 2.6.10 Living in or on water (Table 2.2 (10))2.6.11 Urban environments (Table 2.2 (11)); 2.7 Communication; 2.7.1 Chemical communication; 2.7.2 Multitrophic-level interactions; 2.8 Reproductive behavior; 2.8.1 Sexual selection; 2.8.2 Finding mates; 2.8.3 Choosing mates; 2.8.4 Mating systems and strategies; 2.8.5 Sperm competition; 2.8.6 Parental investment and care of progeny; Applications: Behavioral approaches to pest regulation; Summary; Further reading; 3 Social insects: the evolution and ecological consequences of sociality; 3.1 What are social insects?
- 3.2 Levels of sociality: the other social insects3.3 Eusociality: the superorganisms; 3.3.1 Bees; 3.3.2 Ants; 3.3.3 Termites; 3.3.4 Thrips, aphids and beetles; 3.4 Evolution of sociality: Darwins dilemma; 3.4.1 The haplodiploidy hypothesis; 3.4.2 More general views; 3.4.3 Sequential trait accumulation; 3.4.4 The continuing debate; 3.5 The ecological consequences of sociality; Applications: Social insects as saviors and pests; Summary; Further reading; Part III Species interactions; 4 Plant and herbivore interactions; 4.1 Taxonomic occurrence of phytophagy.