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The Dynamics of Arthopod Predator-Prey Systems (Monographs in Population Biology, 13) [Paperback] Hassell, Michael Patrick

The Dynamics of Arthopod Predator-Prey Systems (Monographs in Population Biology, 13) [Paperback] Hassell, Michael Patrick

The Dynamics of Arthopod Predator-Prey Systems (Monographs in Population
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The Dynamics of Arthopod Predator-Prey Systems (Monographs in Population Biology, 13) [Paperback] Hassell, Michael Patrick Paperback - 1978

by Michael Patrick Hassell

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  • Title The Dynamics of Arthopod Predator-Prey Systems (Monographs in Population Biology, 13) [Paperback] Hassell, Michael Patrick
  • Author Michael Patrick Hassell
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Condition New
  • Pages 248
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ
  • Publication date 1978-12-21
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 0691082154_new
  • ISBN 9780691082158 / 0691082154
  • Weight 0.78 lbs (0.35 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.58 x 5.54 x 0.65 in (21.79 x 14.07 x 1.65 cm)
  • Themes
    • Topical: Ecology
  • Category Science
  • Library of Congress subjects Parasitoids, Insect populations - Mathematical models
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 78051169
  • Dewey Decimal Code 595.204
  • Quantity available 2

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Reader reviews for The Dynamics of Arthopod Predator-Prey Systems (Monographs in Population Biology, 13) [Paperback] Hassell, Michael Patrick

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In this study of arthropod predador-prey systems Michael Hassell shows how many of the components of predation may be simply modeled in order to reveal their effects on the overall dynamics of the interacting populations. Arthropods, particularly insects, make ideal subjects for such a study because their generation times are characteristically short and many have relatively discrete generations, inviting the use of difference equation models to describe population changes. Using analytical models framed in difference equations, Dr. Hassell is able to show how the detailed biological processes of insect predator-prey (including host-parasitoid) interactions may be understood.

Emphasizing the development and subsequent stability analysis of general models, the author considers in detail several crucial components of predator-prey models: the prey's rate of increase as a function of density, non-random search, mutual interference, and the predator's rate of increase as a function of predator survival and fecundity. Drawing on the correspondence between the models and field and laboratory data, Dr. Hassell then discusses the practical implications for biological pest control and suggests how such models may help to formulate a theoretical basis for biological control practices.

About the author

Michael P. Hassell is Reader in Insect Ecology at Imperial College, London.
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