Aquatic Insects: Challenges to Populations : Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society's 24th Symposium"Considers the challenges facing insect populations in aquatic environments and how they have adapted to achieve such prominence in virtually all habitats." SUMMARY. |
Contents
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Ecology Physiology and Evolution | 20 |
3 Larval Cannibalism and Population Dynamics of Dragonflies | 36 |
4 The Ecology of HostParasite Interactions in Aquatic Insects | 55 |
5 Effects of Drought on Stream Insects and its Ecological Consequences | 81 |
6 The Effect of Floods on Aquatic Invertebrate Communities | 103 |
7 Lifehistory and Behavioural Adaptations to Flow Regime in Aquatic Insects | 122 |
What Role does Flow Play? | 139 |
10 What is the Spatial Structure of Stream Insect Populations? Dispersal Behaviour at Different Lifehistory Stages | 184 |
11 Polarization Vision in Aquatic Insects and Ecological Traps for Polarotactic Insects | 204 |
12 Evolution and Physiology of Flight in Aquatic Insects | 230 |
13 Evolutionary Drivers and the Ecological Traits of Adult Aquatic Insects | 250 |
What Have We Learned? | 268 |
15 Habitat Constraints and the Generation of Diversity in Freshwater Macroinvertebrates | 289 |
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an Emerging Conceptual Framework | 158 |
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