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Insect movement : mechanisms and consequences : proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society's 20th Symposium

This book, which is based on the main papers presented at the Royal Entomological Society's 20th Symposium held in September 1999, reviews the developments in the study of insect movements, particularly of flight. It contains 19 chapters discussing flight mechanisms (e.g. flight biomechanics, physiology and behaviour), foraging movements, migration, evolution of movement strategies, interactions between dispersal rates, population structure and gene flow, and the effects of climate change on geographical distribution
eBook, English, ©2001
CABI Pub., Wallingford, Oxon, UK, ©2001
Conference papers and proceedings
1 online resource (ix, 458 pages) : illustrations, maps
9780851997810, 9781280828942, 9786610828944, 0851997813, 1280828943, 6610828946
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Contributors; 1 Introduction and Overview; 2 The Biomechanics and Functional Diversity of Flight; 3 How Insect Wings Evolved; 4 Physiology and Endocrine Control of Flight; 5 Insect Behaviours Associated with Resource Finding; 6 Host Location by Parasitoids; 7 Flight Trajectories of Foraging Insects: Observations Using Harmonic Radar; 8 The Evolution of Migratory Syndromes in Insects; 9 Orientation Mechanisms and Migration Strategies Within the Flight Boundary Layer; 10 Characterizing Insect Migration Systems in Inland Australia with Novel and Traditional Methodologies
English