Product Description: Insects represent the most abundant and diverse animal group on Earth. The number of described species is more than one million and up to ten million are estimated. Insects have one of the widest distributions in the world because they have adapted to extreme ranges of environments...read more

Insects represent over half of all our biological diversity. They pervade terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems functioning as carnivores, herbivores and detritivores. Their ecology is of crucial economic importance to our planet and therefore ourselves--as pests of our crops, vectors of diseases, as beneficials in food webs, pollination and biological control. This textbook strikes a balance between theory and practice and between pure and applied ecology. In presenting the basic themes of insect ecology, it provides a sound background in evolutionary ecology, population dynamics, and environmental interactions. These concepts are subsequently applied to a number of topical issues including climate change, the conservation of biodiversity, epidemiology and pest management. Based on a wealth of international teaching expertise, Ecology of Insects is aimed at undergraduate and postgraduate students taking courses in insect ecology and applied entomology, as well as wider degree programmes in biology, general ecology, zoology, forestry and agriculture. Balances theoretical and applied aspects. Based on a proven and successful course structure. Tackles topical issues such as climate change, biodiversity and conservation. International range of examples. Emphasis on clarity and accessibility.

Product Description: Insects are a dominant component of biodiversity in terrestrial ecosystems and play a key role in mediating the relationship between plants and ecosystem processes. This volume examines their effects on ecosystem functioning, focusing mainly, but not exclusively, on herbivorous insects...read more

Product Description: This book provides a modern, synthetic overview of interactions between insects and their environments from a physiological perspective that integrates information across a range of approaches and scales. It shows that evolved physiological responses at the individual level are translated into coherent physiological and ecological patterns at larger, even global scales...read more

Describes the complex ecological relationship between bees and their environment, including the ways they regulate their body temperature and what role they play in the pollination of plants

Looks at the behavior of insects and their importance to life on Earth.

Complemented by colorful electron microscope photographs that capture the amazing variety of insects, a study of the relationship between humankind and insects explores the world of insects and details their role in agriculture, medicine, criminology, and more. Original. 12,500 first printing.

Describes the complex relationships between birds and insects, and discusses the adaptations each has made because of the other

This new edition of the highly successful survey of insect ecology updates all data and includes more insect examples and less applied material. The approach is designed to teach ecology to entomologists. It illustrates ideas with examples from insects and other organisms, linking concepts, theory, and the real world.