TY - BOOK AU - Ferreira,Claudia P. AU - Godoy,Wesley A.C. TI - Ecological modelling applied to entomology T2 - Entomology in focus SN - 9783319068763 (hard cover : alk. paper) U1 - 595.7015118 23 PY - 2014/// CY - Switzerland PB - Springer KW - Insects KW - Ecology KW - Mathematical models. KW - Entomology KW - Insect populations KW - Mathematical models N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Insects and the ecological basis for mathematical modeling / Claudia P. Ferreira and Wesley A.C. Godoy -- 2. Demographic processes in spatially structured host-parasitoid systems / Carolina Reigada, Marcus Aloizio Martinez de Aguiar, and Lucas Dias Fernandes -- 3. Abiotic effects on population dynamics of mosquitoes and their influence on dengue transmission / Hyun MoYang, Jose Luiz Boldrini, Artur Cesar Fassoni, Karla Katerine Barboza de Lima, Luiz Fernando Souza Freitas, Miller Ceron Gomez, Valmir Roberto Andrade, and André Ricardo Ribas Freitas -- 4. Modelling the implications of temperature on the life cycle of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes / Marcelo Margon Rossi, Lêuda Oliver, and Eduardo Massad -- 5. Predictive modelling of insect metacommunities in biomonitoring of aquatic networks / Tadeu Siqueira, Lucas Danilo Durães, and Fabio de Oliveira Roque -- 6. Modeling trophic interactions in insect population dynamics / Michel Iskin da Silveira Costa and Lucas Del Bianco Faria -- 7. Coupled map lattice model for insects and spreadable substances / Luiz Alberto D. Rodrigues, Maria C. Varriale, Wesley A.C. Godoy, and Diomar C. Mistro -- 8. Computational methods for accurate evaluation of pest insect population size / Natalia Petrovskaya and Nina Embleton -- 9. Models for overdispersed data in entomology / Clarice G.B. Demétrio, John Hinde, and Rafael A. Moral -- Index N2 - This book provides a synopsis of the major topics currently studied in entomology combining population theory with experimentation. The chapters address different ecological aspects important for agricultural and medical entomology, emphasising pest management and conservation ER -