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This book brings together nine chapters that aim to present the most recent research on the interface between ecological modelling and entomology. The chapters are summaries of research performed in different Brazilian institutions, UK and Ireland universities. The idea of the book is to present different focuses of study by aggregating theoretical ecology and applications in agricultural and medical entomology, also emphasising pest management and conservation. This chapter briefly summarises a history of the population theory applied to entomology and will introduce the reader to the topics developed in the following chapters.
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Ferreira, C.P., Godoy, W.A.C. (2014). Insects and the Ecological Basis for Mathematical Modelling. In: Ferreira, C., Godoy, W. (eds) Ecological Modelling Applied to Entomology. Entomology in Focus, vol 1. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06877-0_1
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