Butterfly biology systems : connections and interactions in life history and behaviour / Roger L. H. Dennis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dennis, Roger L. H., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Butterflies.

Interactions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (649 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Oxfordshire, England ; Boston, Massachusetts : CABI, [2020]

Summary:

"Written by one of the world's leading and most respected experts on butterfly ecology, behaviour and conservation, this book summarises in one place for the first time our knowledge of butterfly life history strategies, behaviour and systems. This book represents a major contribution to the field of butterfly biology and entomology in general"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Reality, abstractions and systems

Types of systems

Structure and relationship in systems

Systems' states

Measurement of relationships in systems

Catering for taxa and phylogenies

Systematic reviews of research findings : meta-analysis and evidence-based programmes

Taxonomic constraints in biological systems

The time frame in butterfly biology systems

The space frame for butterfly biology systems

Habitat : the context for individuals and populations

The butterfly body frame : basic contrasts in butterfly biology

Trade-offs and regulation in butterfly biology

Model taxa

Butterfly databases

Basic connections and broad divisions in butterfly biology

Size, brood number and development : fewer large eggs or more small eggs?

Conundrum of larval growth : fast and small, slow and large, or neither?

Alternatives to continuous development : to stay and adjust or leave?

Single or gregarious living? Host drivers and taxon dependence

Conundrums in mating : when, how often and how long?

Income versus capital breeders : Invest now and pay later, or pay as you go?

Mechanisms for survival : an arsenal for all occasions

Mimicry : honest and dishonest signals of unpalatability

Mechanisms extending survival into exploitation

Adult lifespan : the implications of living for longer

The context and dimensions for observing individual behaviour

Basking modes, heat and water balance : adjustments to abiotic conditions

Adult Feeding : refuelling strategies

Mate location : finding suitable mates

Courtship : doing the business

Roost and rest sites : taking a break

Egg laying : unloading the next generation

Larval feeding : body building under duress

Choosing pupation sites : selecting sites for the final transformation

Adult anti-predator behaviour : life and death in the habitat.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781789243598

1789243599

9781789243581

1789243580