Insect Movement: Mechanisms and Consequences

by Royal Entomological Society of London, Chris D Thomas, Don R. Reynolds, et al.

Knowledge of insect movement, particularly of flight, is crucial to our understanding of the great ecological and evolutionary success of insects. The last 20 years have seen many advances in this subject area. New fields have arisen, such as metapopulation theory, and dramatic developments have taken place in methods of studying movement, as a result of new techniques in molecular biology and radar monitoring. There have also been advances in our...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0851994563
• ISBN13: 9780851994567
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Cabi
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.8" x 9.3"