Aquatic Insects: Challenges to Populations : Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society's 24th SymposiumInsects are a diverse, numerous and important group in aquatic habitats, occupying key functional and ecological roles. This edited volume brings together acknowledged experts in often disparate fields ranging from physiology through ecology to evolution to consider in a unified manner the challenges facing insect populations in aquatic environments and how they have adapted to achieve such prominence in virtually all habitats. It will be of central interest to researchers and students in aquatic insects and general entomology. |
Contents
1 Aquatic Insect Adaptations to Winter Cold and Ice | 1 |
Ecology Physiology and Evolution | 20 |
3 Larval Cannibalism and Population Dynamics of Dragonflies | 36 |
4 The Ecology of HostParasite Interactions in Aquatic Insects | 55 |
5 Effects of Drought on Stream Insects and its Ecological Consequences | 81 |
6 The Effect of Floods on Aquatic Invertebrate Communities | 103 |
7 Lifehistory and Behavioural Adaptations to Flow Regime in Aquatic Insects | 122 |
What Role does Flow Play? | 139 |
10 What is the Spatial Structure of Stream Insect Populations? Dispersal Behaviour at Different Lifehistory Stages | 184 |
11 Polarization Vision in Aquatic Insects and Ecological Traps for Polarotactic Insects | 204 |
12 Evolution and Physiology of Flight in Aquatic Insects | 230 |
13 Evolutionary Drivers and the Ecological Traits of Adult Aquatic Insects | 250 |
What Have We Learned? | 268 |
15 Habitat Constraints and the Generation of Diversity in Freshwater Macroinvertebrates | 289 |
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an Emerging Conceptual Framework | 158 |
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