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

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Reynolds, D. R. (Donald Russell), 1947- (Editor), Thomas, C. D. (Editor), Woiwood, I. (Ian) (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2001.
Subjects:	Insects > Flight > Congresses. Insects > Locomotion > Congresses. Animal Ecology. Behaviour (Wild Animals), (New March 2000) Biological Resources (Animal) Genetics and Molecular Genetics (Wild Animals), (New March 2000) Meteorology and Climate. Physiology and Biochemistry (Wild Animals), (New March 2000) Animal behaviour. Animal physiology. Behaviour. Climatic change. Dispersal. Evolution. Flight. Foraging. Gene flow. Geographical distribution. Insects. Locomotion. Migration. Movement. Population structure. Reviews. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Introduction and Overview / I.P. Woiwod, D.R. Reynolds and C.D. Thomas
The Biomechanics and Functional Diversity of Flight / R. Dudley
How Insect Wings Evolved / R.J. Wootton
Physiology and Endocrine Control of Flight / G. Goldsworthy and M. Joyce
Insect Behaviours Associated with Resource Finding / J. Hardie, G. Gibson and T.D. Wyatt
Host Location by Parasitoids / W. Powell and G. Poppy
Flight Trajectories of Foraging Insects : Observations Using Harmonic Radar / J.R. Riley and J.L. Osborne
The Evolution of Migratory Syndromes in Insects / H. Dingle
Orientation Mechanisms and Migration Strategies Within the Flight Boundary Layer / R.B. Srygley and E.G. Oliveira
Characterizing Insect Migration Systems in Inland Australia with Novel and Traditional Methodologies / V.A. Drake, P.C. Gregg, I.T. Harman, H.-K. Wang, E.D. Deveson, D.M. Hunter and W.A. Rochester
Significance of Habitat Persistence and Dimensionality in the Evolution of Insect Migration Strategies / R.F. Denno, C. Gratton and G.A. Langellotto
Predation and the Evolution of Dispersal / W.W. Weisser
Evolution of Mass Transit Systems in Ants : a Tale of Two Societies / N.R. Franks
Dispersal and Conservation in Heterogeneous Landscapes / N.F. Britton, G.P. Boswell and N.R. Franks
Scale, Dispersal and Population Structure / C.D. Thomas
Gene Flow / J. Mallet
Use of Genetic Diversity in Movement Studies of Flying Insects / H.D. Loxdale and G. Lushai
Coping with Modern Times? Insect Movement and Climate Change / C. Parmesan
Analysing and Modelling Range Changes in UK Butterflies / J.K. Hill, C.D. Thomas, R. Fox, D. Moss and B. Huntley.