Insect Migration: Tracking Resources through Space and Time

Insect Migration: Tracking Resources through Space and Time

ISBN-10:
0521440009
ISBN-13:
9780521440004
Pub. Date:
09/14/1995
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10:
0521440009
ISBN-13:
9780521440004
Pub. Date:
09/14/1995
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Insect Migration: Tracking Resources through Space and Time

Insect Migration: Tracking Resources through Space and Time

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Overview

Migration is a key process in the population dynamics of many insects, including some of the most damaging pests. This book reviews current understanding of the ecological, behavioral, physiological, and genetic bases of insect migration. The first part describes migration systems in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and America, with an emphasis on the role of regional weather and climate. Secondly, is a consideration of insects' adaptation to migration; it covers aerodynamics and energetics, the integration of migration in insect life cycles, environmental and genetic regulation of migratory potential, and the evolutionary implications of habitat heterogeneity and variability. The book then addresses the application of this knowledge to operational pest forecasting.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780521440004
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 09/14/1995
Pages: 500
Product dimensions: 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 1.06(d)

Table of Contents

Part I. Insect Migration in Relation to Weather and Climate: 1. Long-range insect migration in relation to climate and weather: Africa and Europe D. E. Pedgley, D. R. Reynolds and G. M. Tatchell; 2. Insect migration in North America: synoptic-scale transport in a highly seasonal environment S. J. Johnson; 3. Migration of the brown planthopper Nilaparvata lugens and the white-backed planthopper Sogatella furcifera in East Asia: the role of weather and climate R. Kisimoto and K. Sogawa; 4. Migration of the oriental armyworm Mythimna separata in East Asia in relation to weather and climate. I. Northeastern China R. -L. Chen, Y. -J Sun, S. -Y. Wang, B. -P. Zhai and X. -Y. Bao; 5. Migration of the oriental armyworm Mythimna separata in East Asia in relation to weather and climate. II. Korea J. -H. Lee and K. -B. Uhm; 6. Migration of the oriental armyworm Mythimna separata in East Asia in relation to weather and climate. III. Japan K. Hirai; 7. Insect migration in an arid continent. I. The common armyworm Mythimna convecta in eastern Australia G. McDonald; 8. Insect migration in an arid continent. II. Helicoverpa spp. in eastern Australia P. C. Gregg, G. P. Fitt, M. P. Zalucki and D. A. H. Murray; 9. Insect migration in an arid continent. III. The Australian Plague Locust Chortoicetes terminifera and the native budworm Helicoverpa punctigera in Western Australia K. J. Walden; Part II. Adaptions for Migration: 10. Migratory potential in insects: variation in an uncertain environment A. G. Gatehouse and X. -X. Zhang; 11. Insect migration in heterogeneous environments K. Wilson; 12. The regulation of migration in Helicoverpa armigera J. Colvin; 13. Physiological integration of migration in Lepidoptera J. N. McNeil, M. Cusson, J. Delisle, I. Orchard and S. S. Tobe; 14. Aerodynamics, energetics and reproductive constraints of migratory flight in insects R. Dudley; Part III. Forecasting Migrant Pests: 15. Operational aspects of forecasting migrant insect pests R. K. Day and J. D. Knight; 16. Geographic information systems and remotely sensed data for determining the seasonal distribution of habitats of migrant insect pests T. P. Robinson; 17. Forecasting systems for migrant pests. I. The brown planthopper Nilaparvata lugens in China B. -H. Zhou, H. -K. Wang and X. -N. Cheng; 18. Forecasting systems for migrant pests. II. The rice planthoppers Nilaparvata lugens and Sogatella furcifera in Japan T. Watanabe; 19. Forecasting systems for migrant pests. III. Locusts and grasshoppers in West Africa and Madagascar M. Lecoq; Part IV. Overview and Synthesis: 20. Forecasting migrant insect pests J. I. Magor; 21. Insect migration: a holistic conceptual model V. A. Drake, A. G. Gatehouse and R. A. Farrow; Index.
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