Beschreibung
InhaltsangabePreface. Acknowledgments. SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE ARTHROPODS. CHAPTER 1 INSECTS AND THEIR RELATIVES. CHAPTER 2 STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF INSECTS. SECTION 2: FOOD RELATIONSHIPS. CHAPTER 3 FOOD RESOURCES FOR WILDLIFE. CHAPTER 4 WILDLIFE DIETS. CHAPTER 5 INSECTS IMPORTANT AS FOOD FOR WILDLIFE. CHAPTER 6 INSECTS AND ECOSYSTEMS. SECTION 3: ARTHROPODS AS DISEASE VECTORS AND PESTS. CHAPTER 7 TRANSMISSION OF DISEASE AGENTS TO WILDLIFE BY ARTHROPODS. CHAPTER 8 INFECTIOUS DISEASE AGENTS TRANSMITTED TO WILDLIFE BY ARTHROPODS. CHAPTER 9 PARASITIC DISEASE AGENTS TRANSMITTED TO WILDLIFE BY ARTHROPODS. CHAPTER 10 ARTHROPODS AS PARASITES OF WILDLIFE. SECTION 4: PEST MANAGEMENT AND ITS EFFECTS ON WILDLIFE. CHAPTER 11 PESTICIDES AND THEIR EFFECTS ON WILDLIFE. CHAPTER 12 ALTERNATIVES TO INSECTICIDES. SECTION 5: CONSERVATION ISSUES. CHAPTER 13 INSECT-WILDLIFE RELATIONSHIPS. CHAPTER 14 INSECT AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION. Glossary. Index.
Autorenporträt
John L. Capinera is a professor of entomology and chairman of the Entomology and Nematology Department at the University of Florida. His interests include insect ecology and pest management, and he has conducted research on insects in forest, rangeland, and crop ecosystems.
