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245	1	0	_aInsects As Natural Enemies _h[electronic resource] : _bA Practical Perspective / _cedited by Mark A. Jervis.
264		1	_aDordrecht : _bSpringer Netherlands, _c2005.
300			_aXIV, 748 p. _bonline resource.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_atext file _bPDF _2rda
505	0		_aForaging Behaviour -- The Life-cycle -- Genetics -- Mating Behaviour -- Mating Systems -- Populations and Communities -- Population Dynamics -- Phytophagy.
520			_aOver the past three decades there has been a dramatic increase in theoretical and practical studies on insect natural enemies. The appeal of insect predators, and parasitoids in particular, as research animals derives from the relative ease with which many species may be cultured and experimented with in the laboratory, the simple life cycles of most parasitoids, and the increasing demand for biological pest control. There is now a massive literature on insect natural enemies, so there is a great need for a general text that the enquiring student or research worker can use in deciding on approaches and techniques that are appropriate to the study and evaluation of such insects. This book fulfils that demand. A considerably updated and expanded version of a previous best-seller, it is an account of major aspects of the biology of predators and parasitoids, punctuated with information and advice on which experiments or observations to conduct, and how to carry them out. Guidance is provided, where necessary, on the literature that may need to be consulted on particular topics. While researchers can now refer to several books on parasitoids and predators, Insects as Natural Enemies is unique in emphasising practicalities. It is aimed at students and professional working in universities and both government and commercial institutes in the fields of pest management, agriculture, horticulture and forestry.
650		0	_aLife sciences.
650		0	_aEvolutionary biology.
650		0	_aPlant pathology.
650		0	_aZoology.
650		0	_aEntomology.
650	1	4	_aLife Sciences.
650	2	4	_aEntomology.
650	2	4	_aPlant Pathology.
650	2	4	_aAnimal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography.
650	2	4	_aEvolutionary Biology.
650	2	4	_aZoology.
700	1		_aJervis, Mark A. _eeditor.
710	2		_aSpringerLink (Online service)
773	0		_tSpringer eBooks
776	0	8	_iPrinted edition: _z9781402017346
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-2625-6
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950			_aBiomedical and Life Sciences (Springer-11642)
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