Dixon, A. F. G. <br/><br/>
Insect herbivore-host dynamics :  tree-dwelling aphids / 
A.F.G. Dixon. 
 - Cambridge :  Cambridge University Press,  2005. 
 - 1 online resource (vii, 199 pages) :  digital, PDF file(s). 
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<br/><br/> Introduction --  Tree-dwelling aphids --  Trees as a habitat : relations of aphids to trees --  Trees as a habitat : relations of aphids to their natural enemies --  Carrying capacity of trees --  Aphid abundance --  Population dynamics --  Risky dispersal --  Seasonal sex allocation --  Aphids and tree fitness --  Rarity, conservation and global warming.  1.  2.  3.  4.  5.  6.  7.  8.  9.  10.  11. 
<br/><br/> Literature on the population dynamics of insect herbivores tends to favour a top-down regulation of abundance, owing much to the action of natural enemies. Originally published in 2005, this volume challenges this paradigm and argues that tree-dwelling species of aphids, through competition for resources, regulate their own abundance. The biology of tree-dwelling aphids is examined, particularly their adaptation to the seasonal development of their host plants. When host-plant quality is favourable, aphids, by telescoping generations, can achieve prodigious rates of increase which their natural enemies are unable to match. Using analyses of long-term population censuses and results of experiments, this book introduces students and research workers to insect herbivore-host dynamics using the interaction between aphids and trees as a model. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780511542671 (ebook) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Aphids--Host plants.<br/>Insect-plant relationships.<br/>Insect societies.<br/>Trees--Diseases and pests.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QL527.A64  / D59 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>595.752