Aphid Ecology an Optimization Approach

by A.F.G. Dixon

Book Overview

Aphids are the most important of the sap sucking insects, they are also major pests of agriculture, horticulture and forestry. This book covers the evolution of aphids and their development in relation to specific plants. Optimization is used to explain how modes of feeding and reproduction have affected their size and population structure and led to a very close and specific association with their host plants.
Increasing knowledge of aphids...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9401064806
• ISBN13: 9789401064804
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"