{"product_id":"9781461360124","title":"Mites: Ecological and Evolutionary Analyses of Life-History Patterns","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMites: Ecological and Evolutionary Analyses of Life-History Patterns\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eHouck, Marilyn A.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eMany mites possess extremely intricate life styles in close  association with plant and animal hosts. Their polymorphism has made  classification a challenge, and their ability to reproduce both  sexually and asexually has made efforts to control their populations  difficult. This, however, has given rise to theories to explain the  origin and function of sexual reproduction in general. In numbers of  species and geographic distribution, mites may even surpass the  insects. In soils, they are a major component in the system for  cycling nutrients. Unlike insects, they have invaded the marine  environment. These and a number of other topics are explored in  Mites. Because of their extremely small size, mites have been ignored  during the development of major evolutionary and ecological theories.  Yet mites routinely violate fundamental concepts such as  heterochrony, sexual selection, the evolution of sex ratio, and  ontogeny. Recent research methodologies have made it practical for  the first time to perform experimental work with mites, and since  they offer short generation times and rapid research results, they  are excellent model systems.   Mites announces these results and  should appeal to professionals in entomology, acarology, ecology,  population genetics, and evolutionary biology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2012-09-25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781461360124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4615-2389-5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 357\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44398781890700,"sku":"9781461360124","price":153.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781461360124.jpg?v=1755444021","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781461360124","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}