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Migration is a key process in the population dynamics of many insects, including some of the most damaging pests. Multidisciplinary research into the importance of migration, in recent decades, has produced many new insights. This book reviews current understanding of the ecological, behavioural, 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. The second part considers 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.

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Book category Books in English Mathematics & science Biology, life sciences Zoology & animal sciences

• Full title: Insect Migration
• Subtitle: Tracking Resources through Space and Time
• Author: V. Alistair DrakeA. Gavin Gatehouse
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 500
• EAN: 9780521018531
• ISBN: 0521018536
• ID: 02017959
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Weight: 691 g
• Dimensions: 234 × 155 × 26 mm
• Date of publishing: 22. August 2005

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