{"product_id":"9781107402638","title":"Insect Herbivore-Host Dynamics : Tree-Dwelling Aphids","description":"\u003cp\u003eLiterature on the population dynamics of insect herbivores tends to favour a top-down regulation of abundance, owing much to the action of natural enemies. Originally published in 2005, this volume challenges this paradigm and argues that tree-dwelling species of aphids, through competition for resources, regulate their own abundance. The biology of tree-dwelling aphids is examined, particularly their adaptation to the seasonal development of their host plants. When host-plant quality is favourable, aphids, by telescoping generations, can achieve prodigious rates of increase which their natural enemies are unable to match. Using analyses of long-term population censuses and results of experiments, this book introduces students and research workers to insect herbivore-host dynamics using the interaction between aphids and trees as a model.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45412382703695,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":2170.0,"currency_code":"TWD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/9174\/2287\/files\/9781107402638-1.jpg?v=1780447902","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.tw\/products\/9781107402638","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Taiwan","version":"1.0","type":"link"}