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ISBN 13 | 9780198797517 |
ISBN 10 | 198797516 |
Book Subtitle | From Mechanisms To Ecological And Evolutionary Consequences |
Book Description | Insects display a staggering diversity of behaviors. Studying these systems provides insights into a wide range of ecological, evolutionary, and behavioral questions including the genetics of behavior, phenotypic plasticity, chemical communication, and the evolution of life-history traits. This accessible text offers a new approach that provides the reader with the necessary theoretical and conceptual foundations, at different hierarchical levels, to understand insect behavior. The book is divided into three main sections: mechanisms, ecological and evolutionary consequences, and applied issues. The final section places the preceding chapters within a framework of current threats to human survival - climate change, disease, and food security - before providing suggestions and insights as to how we can utilize an understanding of insect behavior to control and/or ameliorate them. Each chapter provides a concise, authoritative review of the conceptual, theoretical, and methodological foundations of each topic. |
Language | English |
Editor | Alex Cordoba-Aguila, Daniel Gonzalez-Tokman, Isaac Gonzalez-Santoyo |
Publication Date | 16 Oct 2018 |
Number of Pages | 416 |
Insect Behavior: From Mechanisms To Ecological And Evolutionary Consequences paperback english - 16 Oct 2018