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The angler is led in a logical progression from observation of the trout's behaviour, the water and the weather conditions, and insect activity, to the choice of appropriate fly patterns. All the common orders of insects (and other prey species) are described and illustrated with outstanding colour photographs which show insects nor only in their adult phase but also in their nymphal and emergent stages. Accompanying the description of each insect order is a carefully chosen selection of imitative fly patterns, with details of dressings and hints on how to fish them naturally. For any angler who has found him- or herself surrounded by rising fish while contemplating the flybox in bewilderment, or encountered a lake apparently devoid of life and ponder what to do next. 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The need for nutrients determines whether wild animals thrive, how populations evolve and decline, and how ecological communities are structured. The Nature of Nutrition is the first book to address nutrition's enormously complex role in biology, both at the level of individual organisms and in their broader ecological interactions. Stephen Simpson and David Raubenheimer provide a comprehensive theoretical approach to the analysis of nutrition--the Geometric Framework. They show how it can help us to understand the links between nutrition and the biology of individual animals, including the physiological mechanisms that determine the nutritional interactions of the animal with its environment, and the consequences of these interactions in terms of health, immune responses, and lifespan. Simpson and Raubenheimer explain how these effects translate into the collective behavior of groups and societies, and in turn influence food webs and the structure of ecosystems. Then they demonstrate how the Geometric Framework can be used to tackle issues in applied nutrition, such as the problem of optimizing diets for livestock and endangered species, and how it can also help to address the epidemic of human obesity and metabolic disease Drawing on a wealth of examples from slime molds to humans, The Nature of Nutrition has important applications in ecology, evolution, and physiology, and offers promising solutions for human health, conservation, and agriculture.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49551625453841,"sku":"GOR009198746","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0691145652.jpg?v=1750944550"},{"product_id":"proceedings-of-the-10th-international-symposium-on-insect-plant-relationships-book-stephen-j-simpson-9780792357735","title":"Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Insect-Plant Relationships","description":"Over the past 40 years, the SIP meetings have played a central  role in the development of the field of insect-plant  relationships, providing both a show-case for current research as well  as a forum for the airing and development of influential new ideas.  The 10th symposium, held 4-10 July 1998, in Oxford, followed  that tradition. The present volume includes a representative selection  of fully refereed papers from the meeting, plus a listing of the  titles of all presentations. The volume includes reviews of major  areas within the subject, along with detailed experimental studies.  Topics covered include central neural and chemosensory bases of host  plant recognition, integrative studies of insect behaviour, tritrophic  interactions, plant defences, insect life histories, plant growth  responses, microbial partners in insect-plant associations, and  genetic bases of host plant associations. 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