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Ecological Modelling Applied to Entomology

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Editors:
  1. Cláudia P. Ferreira

    1. Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista Departamento de Bioestatistica, Botucatu, Brazil

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  2. Wesley A.C Godoy

    1. Escola Superior de Agricultura, “Luiz de Queiroz”,, Universidade de São Paulo Dept. de Entomologia e Acarologia, Piracicaba, Brazil

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  • The book combines real data and/or real phenomena with mathematical theory to show trends, ecological patterns and give some predictions
  • It provides examples of applications of mathematical modelling covering different areas of the entomology
  • The book discusses the essential ecological basis for implementing mathematical modelling in entomology taking into account pest management and conservation biology theory
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Entomology in Focus (ENFO, volume 1)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Insects and the Ecological Basis for Mathematical Modelling

    • Claudia P. Ferreira, Wesley A. C. Godoy
    Pages 1-9

  3. Demographic Processes in Spatially Structured Host-Parasitoid Systems

    • Carolina Reigada, Marcus Aloizio Martinez de Aguiar, Lucas Dias Fernandes
    Pages 11-38

  4. Abiotic Effects on Population Dynamics of Mosquitoes and Their Influence on Dengue Transmission

    • Hyun Mo Yang, José Luiz Boldrini, Artur Cesar Fassoni, Karla Katerine Barboza de Lima, Luiz Fernando Souza Freitas, Miller Ceron Gomez et al.
    Pages 39-79

  5. Modelling the Implications of Temperature on the Life Cycle of Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes

    • Marcelo Margon Rossi, Lêuda Ólivêr, Eduardo Massad
    Pages 81-107

  6. Predictive Modelling of Insect Metacommunities in Biomonitoring of Aquatic Networks

    • Tadeu Siqueira, Lucas Danilo Durães, Fabio de Oliveira Roque
    Pages 109-126

  7. Modeling Trophic Interactions in Insect Population Dynamics

    • Michel Iskin da Silveira Costa, Lucas Del Bianco Faria
    Pages 127-140

  8. Coupled Map Lattice Model for Insects and Spreadable Substances

    • Luiz Alberto D. Rodrigues, Maria C. Varriale, Wesley A. C. Godoy, Diomar C. Mistro
    Pages 141-169

  9. Computational Methods for Accurate Evaluation of Pest Insect Population Size

    • Natalia Petrovskaya, Nina Embleton
    Pages 171-218

  10. Models for Overdispersed Data in Entomology

    • Clarice G. B. Demétrio, John Hinde, Rafael A. Moral
    Pages 219-259

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 261-262
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About this book

Insects, when studied from the ecological perspective, provide a great opportunity for scientific studies emphasizing population theory. The simple fact of being successful organisms for their ability to colonize different habitats or even for their high reproductive potential, increases the interest of ecologists in conducting studies focused on population and community level. Mathematical models are powerful tools that can capture the essence of many biological systems and investigate ecological patterns associated to ecological stability dependent on endogenous and exogenous factors. This proposal comes from the idea of adding experiences of researchers interested in working at the interface between mathematical and computation theory and problems centered on entomology, showing how mathematical modelling can be an important tool for understanding population dynamics, behavior, pest management, spatial structure and conservation. 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista Departamento de Bioestatistica, Botucatu, Brazil

    Cláudia P. Ferreira

  • Escola Superior de Agricultura, “Luiz de Queiroz”,, Universidade de São Paulo Dept. de Entomologia e Acarologia, Piracicaba, Brazil

    Wesley A.C Godoy

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Ecological Modelling Applied to Entomology

  • Editors: Cláudia P. Ferreira, Wesley A.C Godoy

  • Series Title: Entomology in Focus

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06877-0

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-06876-3Published: 05 November 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-34540-6Published: 30 April 2017

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-06877-0Published: 20 October 2014

  • Series ISSN: 2405-853X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2405-8548

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 262

  • Number of Illustrations: 76 b/w illustrations, 21 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Entomology, Animal Ecology, Mathematical and Computational Biology

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