Insect Population Dynamics: Theory & Practice
A special issue of Insects (ISSN 2075-4450).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2018) | Viewed by 33171
Special Issue Editor
Interests: agricultural ecology; conservation science; ecotoxicology; quantitative ecology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The study of population dynamics has been a cornerstone of insect ecology for centuries. Understanding how and why insect populations change through time is critical to making sense of ecological interactions as well as projecting future population trends. The combination of empirical data and quantitative approaches, especially the use of mathematical modelling, is a powerful approach to describing and understanding insect population dynamics.
In this Special Issue, we invite manuscripts that explore insect population dynamics. This includes empirical studies that use laboratory, greenhouse, field, or semi-field data, as well as studies that employ mathematical or statistical models to better understand insect population dynamics.
I look forward to receiving your submissions
Dr. John E. BanksGuest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Insects is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Please note that for papers submitted after 1 July 2018 an APC of 1000 CHF applies.
Keywords
- population regulation
- quantitative
- time-series
- mathematics
- statistics
- stage-structure