Ecological Modelling Applied to Entomology

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Ferreira, Cláudia P. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Godoy, Wesley A.C (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Σειρά: Entomology in Focus ; 1
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Animal ecology.; Entomology.; Biomathematics.; Life Sciences.; Animal Ecology.; Mathematical and Computational Biology.

This book provides a synopsis of the major topics currently studied in entomology combining population theory with experimentation. The chapters address different ecological aspects important for agricultural and medical entomology, emphasising pest management and conservation. .

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1: Insects and the Ecological Basis for Mathematical Modelling
• 2: Demographic processes in spatially structured host-parasitoid systems
• 3: Abiotic effects on population dynamics of mosquitoes and their influence on dengue transmission
• 4: Modelling the implications of temperature on the life cycle of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
• 5: Predictive modelling of insect metacommunities in biomonitoring of aquatic networks
• 6: Modeling trophic interactions in insect population dynamics
• 7: Coupled Map Lattice Model for insects and spreadable substances
• 8: Computational Methods for Accurate Evaluation of Pest Insect Population Size
• 9: Models for over dispersed data in entomology.