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Insects and the Ecological Basis for Mathematical Modelling

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Ecological Modelling Applied to Entomology

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

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This book brings together nine chapters that aim to present the most recent research on the interface between ecological modelling and entomology. The chapters are summaries of research performed in different Brazilian institutions, UK and Ireland universities. The idea of the book is to present different focuses of study by aggregating theoretical ecology and applications in agricultural and medical entomology, also emphasising pest management and conservation. This chapter briefly summarises a history of the population theory applied to entomology and will introduce the reader to the topics developed in the following chapters.

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  1. Departamento de Bioestatistica, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil

    Claudia P. Ferreira

  2. Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia, Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz”, Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil

    Wesley A. C. Godoy

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  1. Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista Departamento de Bioestatistica, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil

    Cláudia P. Ferreira

  2. Escola Superior de Agricultura, “Luiz de Queiroz”,, Universidade de São Paulo Dept. de Entomologia e Acarologia, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil

    Wesley A.C Godoy

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Ferreira, C.P., Godoy, W.A.C. (2014). Insects and the Ecological Basis for Mathematical Modelling. In: Ferreira, C., Godoy, W. (eds) Ecological Modelling Applied to Entomology. Entomology in Focus, vol 1. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06877-0_1

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