Ecological and Environmental Physiology of Insects
€ 98,90
Informação do Produto
| ISBN | 9780199225958 |
|---|---|
| Autores | H. Arthur Woods, Jon F. Harrison, Stephen P. Roberts |
| Editora | Oxford University Press |
| Formato | Capa mole |
| Número de páginas | 392 |
| Peso (kg) | 0,580 |
| Data de Publicação | 26/01/2012 |
| Preço (iva excl.) | € 93,30 |
| Imposto | € 5,60 |
| Preço (iva inc.) | € 98,90 |
| Disponibilidade | 1 unidade em armazém externo |
Descrição do Produto
Insects are the most ecologically important multicellular heterotrophs in terrestrial systems. They play critical roles in ecological food webs, remain devastating agricultural and medical pests, and represent the most diverse group of eukaryotes in terms of species numbers. Their dominant role among terrestrial heterotrophs arises from a number of key physiological traits, and in particular by the developmental and evolutionary plasticity of these traits. Ecological and Environmental Physiology of Insects presents a current and comprehensive overview of how the key physiological traits of insects respond to environmental variation. It forges conceptual links from molecular biology through organismal function to population and community ecology. As with other books in the Series, the emphasis is on the unique physiological characteristics of the insects, but with applications to questions of broad relevance in physiological ecology. As an aid to new researchers on insects, it also includes introductory chapters on the basics and techniques of insect physiology ecology.