Overview
The first book to apply The Red Queen Hypothesis to agriculture.
Explains key concepts in biology and ecology, using the timely issue of food security as a case study.
Presents solutions to address the pressing problem of chemical dependence and resistance in agriculture.
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Introducing the Red Queen
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Ignoring the Red Queen
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Trying to Beat the Red Queen
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Chasing the Red Queen
Book Subtitle: The Evolutionary Race Between Agricultural Pests and Poisons
Authors: Andy Dyer
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-520-5
Publisher: Island Press Washington, DC
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Andy Dyer 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-61091-520-5Published: 13 July 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 223
Number of Illustrations: 24 b/w illustrations