附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 176-191) and index.
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Tree-dwelling aphids; 3 Trees as a habitat: relations of aphids to trees; 4 Trees as a habitat: relations of aphids to their natural enemies; 5 Carrying capacity of trees; 6 Aphid abundance; 7 Population dynamics; 8 Risky dispersal; 9 Seasonal sex allocation; 10 Aphids and tree fitness; 11 Rarity, conservation and global warming; Epilogue; References; Species index; Subject index.
摘要:Tony Dixon analyses long-term population studies and experiments showing that tree dwelling aphids are regulated not by natural enemies but by competition for limited resources. This book is designed to introduce students and research workers to insect herbivore-host dynamics using the interaction between aphids and trees as a model.
