

An edition of Insect herbivore-host dynamics (2005)
tree-dwelling aphids
By A. F. G. Dixon
Publish Date
2005
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Language
eng
Pages
208
Description:
"Literature currently available on the population dynamics of insect herbivores tends of favour a top-down regulation of abundance, owing much to the action of natural enemies. This unique volume challenges this paradigm and shows that tree-dwelling species of aphids, through competition for resources, regulate their own abundance." "Using analyses from long-term population census and experiments, this book is designed to introduce students and research workers to insect herbivore-host dynamics using the interaction between aphids and trees as a model."--Jacket.