Ecological Modelling Applied to Entomology

  • Cláudia P. Ferreira
  • Wesley A.C Godoy
Book

Part of the Entomology in Focus book series (ENFO, volume 1)

Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-viii
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  2. Insects and the Ecological Basis for Mathematical Modelling
    Claudia P. Ferreira, Wesley A. C. Godoy
    Pages 1-9
  3. Demographic Processes in Spatially Structured Host-Parasitoid Systems
    Carolina Reigada, Marcus Aloizio Martinez de Aguiar, Lucas Dias Fernandes
    Pages 11-38
  4. Abiotic Effects on Population Dynamics of Mosquitoes and Their Influence on Dengue Transmission
    Hyun Mo Yang, José Luiz Boldrini, Artur Cesar Fassoni, Karla Katerine Barboza de Lima, Luiz Fernando Souza Freitas, Miller Ceron Gomez et al.
    Pages 39-79
  5. Modelling the Implications of Temperature on the Life Cycle of Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes
    Marcelo Margon Rossi, Lêuda Ólivêr, Eduardo Massad
    Pages 81-107
  6. Predictive Modelling of Insect Metacommunities in Biomonitoring of Aquatic Networks
    Tadeu Siqueira, Lucas Danilo Durães, Fabio de Oliveira Roque
    Pages 109-126
  7. Modeling Trophic Interactions in Insect Population Dynamics
    Michel Iskin da Silveira Costa, Lucas Del Bianco Faria
    Pages 127-140
  8. Coupled Map Lattice Model for Insects and Spreadable Substances
    Luiz Alberto D. Rodrigues, Maria C. Varriale, Wesley A. C. Godoy, Diomar C. Mistro
    Pages 141-169
  9. Computational Methods for Accurate Evaluation of Pest Insect Population Size
    Natalia Petrovskaya, Nina Embleton
    Pages 171-218
  10. Models for Overdispersed Data in Entomology
    Clarice G. B. Demétrio, John Hinde, Rafael A. Moral
    Pages 219-259
  11. Back Matter
    Pages 261-262
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About this book

Introduction

This book provides a synopsis of the major topics currently studied in entomology combining population theory with experimentation. The chapters address different ecological aspects important for agricultural and medical entomology, emphasising pest management and conservation. 

Keywords

applied ecology applied entomology conservation biology mathematical and statistical modelling pest management

Editors and affiliations

  • Cláudia P. Ferreira
    • 1
  • Wesley A.C Godoy
    • 2
  1. 1.Instituto de BiociênciasUniversidade Estadual Paulista Departamento de BioestatisticaBotucatuBrazil
  2. 2.Escola Superior de Agricultura, “Luiz de Queiroz”,Universidade de São Paulo Dept. de Entomologia e AcarologiaPiracicabaBrazil

Bibliographic information

  • DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06877-0
  • Copyright Information Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014
  • Publisher Name Springer, Cham
  • eBook Packages Biomedical and Life Sciences
  • Print ISBN 978-3-319-06876-3
  • Online ISBN 978-3-319-06877-0
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