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Aphid Ecology An optimization approach

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  1. A. F. G. Dixon

    1. School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, UK

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    • A. F. G. Dixon
    Pages 1-7

  3. Feeding behaviour and food quality

    • A. F. G. Dixon
    Pages 8-26

  4. Host specificity and speciation

    • A. F. G. Dixon
    Pages 27-58

  5. Size

    • A. F. G. Dixon
    Pages 59-81

  6. Resource tracking: mechanism — cyclical parthenogenesis

    • A. F. G. Dixon
    Pages 82-99

  7. Resource tracking: mechanism — polyphenism

    • A. F. G. Dixon
    Pages 100-127

  8. Resource tracking in time

    • A. F. G. Dixon
    Pages 128-170

  9. Resource tracking in space

    • A. F. G. Dixon
    Pages 171-188

  10. Population dynamics

    • A. F. G. Dixon
    Pages 189-220

  11. Community structure and species diversity

    • A. F. G. Dixon
    Pages 221-250

  12. Epilogue

    • A. F. G. Dixon
    Pages 251-252

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 253-300
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About this book

Aphids are the most important of the sap sucking insects, they are also major pests of agriculture, horticulture and forestry. This book covers the evolution of aphids and their development in relation to specific plants. Optimization is used to explain how modes of feeding and reproduction have affected their size and population structure and led to a very close and specific association with their host plants.
Increasing knowledge of aphids has revealed that they are ideal organisms to use when studying many topical ecological issues. They are particularly important for testing predictions of life history theory, as their clonal structure makes it possible to test the response of a genotype to a wide range of conditions.
Aphid Ecology has been thoroughly revised and expanded since the first highly successful edition was published in 1985. This book is aimed at specialists, post graduates and advanced undergraduates working in the fields of ecology and entomology.

Authors and Affiliations

  • School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, UK

    A. F. G. Dixon

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Aphid Ecology An optimization approach

  • Authors: A. F. G. Dixon

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5868-8

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1985

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-412-74180-7Published: 30 November 1997

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-6480-4Published: 06 November 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-5868-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: IX, 300

  • Topics: Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography, Ecology, Plant Pathology

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