Insect Movement: Mechanisms and Consequences : Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society's 20th SymposiumIan Woiwood, D. R. Reynolds, C. D. Thomas Knowledge of insect movement, particularly of flight, is crucial to our understanding of the great ecological and evolutionary success of insects. The last 20 years have seen many advances in this subject area. New fields have arisen, such as metapopulation theory, and dramatic developments have taken place in methods of studying movement, as a result of new techniques in molecular biology and radar monitoring. There have also been advances in our knowledge of flight-related physiology and behaviour. This book, which is based on the main papers presented at the Royal Entomological Society's 20th Symposium held in September 1999, brings us up to date with these developments.It contains chapters on:flight mechanismsforaging movementsmigrationthe evolution of movement strategiesthe interactions between dispersal rates, population structure and gene flow the effects of climate change on geographical distributionIt is essential reading for entomologists, and of interest to those researching animal behaviour, physiology, ecology and genetics. |
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... drift whilst in flight , and maintain straight tracks towards their nests or forage sources in a variety of wind speeds and directions . Subtraction of the local wind vector from the bees ' velocity showed that they were flying ...
... drift whilst in flight , and maintain straight tracks towards their nests or forage sources in a variety of wind speeds and directions . Subtraction of the local wind vector from the bees ' velocity showed that they were flying ...
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... this is to use genetic markers , estimating the level of movement between populations from the degree of genetic differentiation between them , based on the assumption that genetic drift and Introduction and Overview 9.
... this is to use genetic markers , estimating the level of movement between populations from the degree of genetic differentiation between them , based on the assumption that genetic drift and Introduction and Overview 9.
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... drift and gene flow are at equilib- rium . Hugh Loxdale and Gugs Lushai ( Chapter 17 ) show how this approach may be adopted . Jim Mallet ( Chapter 16 ) makes an important contribution to this field , arguing that estimates of migration ...
... drift and gene flow are at equilib- rium . Hugh Loxdale and Gugs Lushai ( Chapter 17 ) show how this approach may be adopted . Jim Mallet ( Chapter 16 ) makes an important contribution to this field , arguing that estimates of migration ...
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... drifting or skimming across the surface of water bodies as a precursor to free flight ( Marden and Kramer , 1994 , 1995 ; Kramer and Marden , 1997 ) . In extant taxa , such behaviours appear to be derived rather than retained ancestral ...
... drifting or skimming across the surface of water bodies as a precursor to free flight ( Marden and Kramer , 1994 , 1995 ; Kramer and Marden , 1997 ) . In extant taxa , such behaviours appear to be derived rather than retained ancestral ...
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... drifting with winds must involve considerable energetic expenditure in order to stay aloft . Small insects being convectively dispersed must offset their body weight aerodynamically , either while maintaining a forward airspeed or while ...
... drifting with winds must involve considerable energetic expenditure in order to stay aloft . Small insects being convectively dispersed must offset their body weight aerodynamically , either while maintaining a forward airspeed or while ...
Contents
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Deveson Australian Plague Locust Commission Agriculture | 39 |
How Insect Wings Evolved | 43 |
Physiology and Endocrine Control of Flight 65 | 65 |
Insect Behaviours Associated with Resource Finding | 87 |
Host Location by Parasitoids | 111 |
Significance of Habitat Persistence and Dimensionality in | 235 |
Predation and the Evolution of Dispersal | 261 |
a Tale of | 281 |
Dispersal and Conservation in Heterogeneous Landscapes | 299 |
Scale Dispersal and Population Structure | 321 |
Gene Flow | 337 |
Use of Genetic Diversity in Movement Studies of Flying Insects | 361 |
Coping with Modern Times? Insect Movement and Climate | 387 |
Observations Using | 129 |
The Evolution of Migratory Syndromes in Insects | 159 |
Orientation Mechanisms and Migration Strategies Within | 183 |
Characterizing Insect Migration Systems in Inland Australia with | 207 |
Analysing and Modelling Range Changes in UK Butterflies | 415 |
Index | 443 |
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