{"product_id":"insects-and-wildlife-9781444333008","title":"Insects and Wildlife","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eInsects and Wildlife: Arthropods and their Relationships with Wild Vertebrate Animals\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive overview of the interrelationships of insects and wildlife. It serves as an introduction to insects and other arthropods for wildlife management and other vertebrate biology students, and emphasizes the importance of insects to wild vertebrate animals. The book emphasizes how insects exert important influences on wildlife habitat suitability and wildlife population sustainability, including their direct and indirect effects on wildlife health. Among the important topics covered are:  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe importance of insects as food items for vertebrate animals; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe role of arthropods as determinants of ecosystem health and productivity; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe ability of arthropods to transmit disease-causing agents; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ean overview of representative disease-causing agents transmitted by arthropods; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003earthropods as pests and parasites of vertebrates; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003et\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It is highly informative and will be useful for entomologists, vertebrate biologists, and anyone  interested in wildlife and insect conservation. . .Highly recommended.\" (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e, 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e September 2010)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \"It is highly informative and will be useful for entomologists, vertebrate biologists, and anyone interested in wildlife and insect conservation. \u003cb\u003eSumming Up\u003c\/b\u003e: Highly recommended. All levels\/libraries.\" (\u003ci\u003eCHOICE,\u003c\/i\u003e September 2010)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface.  \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSECTION 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE ARTHROPODS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 1 INSECTS AND THEIR RELATIVES.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 2 STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF INSECTS.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSECTION 2: FOOD RELATIONSHIPS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 3 FOOD RESOURCES FOR WILDLIFE.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 4 WILDLIFE DIETS.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 5 INSECTS IMPORTANT AS FOOD FOR WILDLIFE.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 6 INSECTS AND ECOSYSTEMS.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSECTION 3: ARTHROPODS AS DISEASE VECTORS AND PESTS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 7 TRANSMISSION OF DISEASE AGENTS TO WILDLIFE BY ARTHROPODS.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 8 INFECTIOUS DISEASE AGENTS TRANSMITTED TO WILDLIFE BY ARTHROPODS.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 9 PARASITIC DISEASE AGENTS TRANSMITTED TO WILDLIFE BY ARTHROPODS.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 10 ARTHROPODS AS PARASITES OF WILDLIFE.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSECTION 4: PEST MANAGEMENT AND ITS EFFECTS ON WILDLIFE.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 11 PESTICIDES AND THEIR EFFECTS ON WILDLIFE.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 12 ALTERNATIVES TO INSECTICIDES.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSECTION 5: CONSERVATION ISSUES.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 13 INSECT–WILDLIFE RELATIONSHIPS.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 14 INSECT AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408385909079,"sku":"9781444333008","price":62.06,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/insects-and-wildlife-9781444333008","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}