Michael J Crawley

Natural Enemies

The Population Biology of Predators, Parasites and Diseases

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Following an examination of the biology and population dynamics of natural enemies, this work look in more detail at large carnivores, birds of prey, insectivorous mammals, insect parasitoids, arthropod predators, spiders, marine invertebrates, fish, cretaceous species, and others.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 592
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. November 1992
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 1007g
• ISBN-13: 9780632026982
• ISBN-10: 0632026987
• Artikelnr.: 24632390

Autorenporträt

Michael J. Crawley, FRS, is with the Department of Biological Sciences, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine. He is the author of three bestselling Wiley statistics titles and five life science books.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: Background
Evolution of exploiter - victim relationships
Correlates of carnivory: approaches and answers
Population dynamics of natural enemies and their prey
Foraging theory
Part 2: Population biology of natural enemies
Large carnivores
Birds of prey
Insectivorous mammals
Marine mammals
Marine invertebrates
Predatory arthropods
Bloodsucking arthropods
Spiders as representative sit-and-wait predators
Macroparasites: worms and others
Macroparasites: viruses and bacteria
Part 3: Synthesis
Predator psychology and the evolution of prey coloration
Natural enemies and community dynamics
Biological control
The dynamics of predator-prey and resource-harvester systems
Prey defence and predator foraging
Overview
References
Index