Insects on dock plants
Subject:
zoology
ecology
entomology
Series:
naturalists-handbooks
Tags:
- dock
- ecology
- entomology
- identification
- insects
- invertebrates
- taxonomy
Description
Dock plants are widely accessible and pleasant to work with, and ecologists can begin to unravel the interactions that link together the species in a representative insect/plant community. Their fauna is now also well enough known to be accessible to the non-specialist.
Readership
Sixth-form, undergraduate, postgraduate, field centre, ecological consultant, wildlife trust, conservation volunteerTable of Contents
Introduction
Docks and sorrels
Biology of key insect species
Keys:
Key 1 Docks and sorrels
Key II Invertebrate groups
Key III Hemiptera: aphids and other buys
Key IV Lepidoptera: adult and larval moths and butterflies
Key V Coleoptera: adult and larval beetles
Key VI Winged adult Hymenoptera
Apocrita and Symphyta
Key VII Diptera: adult and larval flies
Techniques
Some useful addresses
References and further reading
Bibliographic Information
56 pages - B/w illustrations
- 4 colour plates
- BISAC NAT017000, SCI020000
- BIC PSVT7, WNCN, PSVS
