Insects and wildlife: arthropods and their relationships with wild vertebrate animals

Preface. Acknowledgments. SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE ARTHROPODS. CHAPTER 1 INSECTS AND THEIR RELATIVES. CHAPTER 2 STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF INSECTS. SECTION 2: FOOD RELATIONSHIPS. CHAPTER 3 FOOD RESOURCES FOR WILDLIFE. CHAPTER 4 WILDLIFE DIETS. CHAPTER 5 INSECTS IMPORTANT AS FOOD FOR WILDLIFE. CHAPTER 6 INSECTS AND ECOSYSTEMS. SECTION 3: ARTHROPODS AS DISEASE VECTORS AND PESTS. CHAPTER 7 TRANSMISSION OF DISEASE AGENTS TO WILDLIFE BYARTHROPODS. CHAPTER 8 INFECTIOUS DISEASE AGENTS TRANSMITTED TO WILDLIFE BYARTHROPODS. CHAPTER 9 PARASITIC DISEASE AGENTS TRANSMITTED TO WILDLIFE BYARTHROPODS. CHAPTER 10 ARTHROPODS AS PARASITES OF WILDLIFE. SECTION 4: PEST MANAGEMENT AND ITS EFFECTS ONWILDLIFE. CHAPTER 11 PESTICIDES AND THEIR EFFECTS ON WILDLIFE. CHAPTER 12 ALTERNATIVES TO INSECTICIDES. SECTION 5: CONSERVATION ISSUES. CHAPTER 13 INSECT WILDLIFE RELATIONSHIPS. CHAPTER 14 INSECT AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION. Glossary. Index.