Insects and wildlife:arthropods and their relationships with wild vertebrate animals
Saved in:
Main Authors: | |
---|---|
Published: |
Wiley-Blackwell,
|
Publisher Address: | Chichester, U.K. Hoboken, NJ |
Publication Dates: | 2010. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Subjects: | |
Carrier Form: | viii, 487 p.: ill., maps ; 26 cm. |
ISBN: |
9781444332995 (hbk.) 1444332996 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781444333008 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1444333003 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Index Number: | Q968 |
CLC: | Q968.1 |
Call Number: | Q968.1/C243 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Insects and their relatives -- Structure and function of insects -- Food resources for wildlife -- Wildlife diets -- Insects important as food for wildlife -- Insects and ecosystems -- Transmission of disease agents to wildlife by arthropods -- Infectious disease agents transmitted to wildlife by arthropods -- Parasitic disease agents transmitted to wildlife by arthropods -- Arthropods as parasites of wildlife -- Pesticides and their effects on wildlife -- Alternatives to insecticides -- Insect-wildlife relationships -- Insect and wildlife conservation. |