Insects and wildlife : arthropods and their relationships with wild vertebrate animals / John L. Capinera.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Capinera, John L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Insects--Ecology.

Insects.

Vertebrates--Ecology.

Vertebrates.

Vertebrates--Food.

Insects as carriers of disease.

Insecticides--Toxicology.

Insecticides.

Wildlife conservation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1373 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Arthropods and their relationships with wild vertebrate animals

Place of Publication:

Oxford, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Insects and Wildlife: Arthropods and their Relationships with Wild Vertebrate Animals provides a comprehensive overview of the interrelationships of insects and wildlife. It serves as an introduction to insects and other arthropods for wildlife management and other vertebrate biology students, and emphasizes the importance of insects to wild vertebrate animals. The book emphasizes how insects exert important influences on wildlife habitat suitability and wildlife population sustainability, including their direct and indirect effects on wildlife health. Among the important topics covered

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612549564

9781282549562

1282549561

9781444357844

1444357840

9781444317688

1444317687

9781444317695

1444317695

OCLC:

778339216