SUBJECT INDEX
415
Mites, predatory, 162
Models, mathematical, 199 ff.
Monoculture, 118
Mortality, adult, 300
juvenile, 305
prenatal, 310
rates and population cycles, 300
Mouse (see Micromya, Mouse, harvest,
Mouse, harvest, 163
Multiple-factor hypothesis, 271
Multistage species, modelling, 220
Mua muaculus, 345
Mustelidae (see also Weasel), 163, 174,
Mycetophilidae, 143
Myopw, schbticobr, 299
Myxomatosis, 163
Mua, Swwtomys)
177, 180, 341
N
Natural area, 17
Necessary and sufficient conditions, 270
Non-breeders, 363
North Farm, Washington, 110
Numerical response of predators, 337
Nutrient levels, 330
0
Oecumene, 84
Oenanthe, 163
Oil-seed rape, 11 1
Open systems, 77
Optimum yield analysis, 345
Organization, 18, 61
Organizational complexity, 60
Oscillations (8ee also Microtine cycles)
population models, 203, 235
Oscinella frit, 139 144
parasites of, 150
predators of, 160 ff.
Oviparous reproduction, 219
Owl, 180, 342
P
Parasite-host relationships, 150
Parasitism, of aphids, 139
of leaf hoppers, 139
Partial dSerentia1 equations, 206 ff.
Partridge, grey, 109, 162
chick survival, 164 ff.
food, 113
gapeworm disease, 165 ff.
insect food, 164 ff.
mapping, 164
pesticides, 165
predators of, 173
sustained yield, 187
Partridge, redlegged, 163
chick survival, 165
Partridge Survival Project, 109
Peak phase of population cycles, 270,
Perdix per& (see Partridge, grey)
Peromyscua rnaniculatua, 347
Pesticides, 184 ff.
Phmianua, 163
Pheasant, 163
Philosophy and human ecology, 40
Photoperiod and reproduction, 325
Phytonomua, 113
Pica, 174
Pitfall trapping, 118
Plagues of mice, 268 ff.
Planning and human ecology, 47, 54
Poa prate&, 322
Political ecology, 38
Polymorphism, 374
Population, density, 273
283
P'hy8, 321, 327
fluctuation, genetic advantages to,
models, 199 ff.
386
Prebaiting, 274
Predation, 173, 178, 186
Predator control, 180 ff., 187
Predation and fluctuating populations,
Predator shift, 188
Predators, numbers and diversity, 139
Predator-prey ratio, 187
Predatory Diptera, 145 ff.
Predatory insects, 123, 145 ff.
Pregnancy rate, 293
Primitive cultures, 19
Prunella, 163
Public health as applied human ecology,
337 ff.
57
Q
Quail, 164
Quality of microtines, 312, 373 ff.
415
Mites, predatory, 162
Models, mathematical, 199 ff.
Monoculture, 118
Mortality, adult, 300
juvenile, 305
prenatal, 310
rates and population cycles, 300
Mouse (see Micromya, Mouse, harvest,
Mouse, harvest, 163
Multiple-factor hypothesis, 271
Multistage species, modelling, 220
Mua muaculus, 345
Mustelidae (see also Weasel), 163, 174,
Mycetophilidae, 143
Myopw, schbticobr, 299
Myxomatosis, 163
Mua, Swwtomys)
177, 180, 341
N
Natural area, 17
Necessary and sufficient conditions, 270
Non-breeders, 363
North Farm, Washington, 110
Numerical response of predators, 337
Nutrient levels, 330
0
Oecumene, 84
Oenanthe, 163
Oil-seed rape, 11 1
Open systems, 77
Optimum yield analysis, 345
Organization, 18, 61
Organizational complexity, 60
Oscillations (8ee also Microtine cycles)
population models, 203, 235
Oscinella frit, 139 144
parasites of, 150
predators of, 160 ff.
Oviparous reproduction, 219
Owl, 180, 342
P
Parasite-host relationships, 150
Parasitism, of aphids, 139
of leaf hoppers, 139
Partial dSerentia1 equations, 206 ff.
Partridge, grey, 109, 162
chick survival, 164 ff.
food, 113
gapeworm disease, 165 ff.
insect food, 164 ff.
mapping, 164
pesticides, 165
predators of, 173
sustained yield, 187
Partridge, redlegged, 163
chick survival, 165
Partridge Survival Project, 109
Peak phase of population cycles, 270,
Perdix per& (see Partridge, grey)
Peromyscua rnaniculatua, 347
Pesticides, 184 ff.
Phmianua, 163
Pheasant, 163
Philosophy and human ecology, 40
Photoperiod and reproduction, 325
Phytonomua, 113
Pica, 174
Pitfall trapping, 118
Plagues of mice, 268 ff.
Planning and human ecology, 47, 54
Poa prate&, 322
Political ecology, 38
Polymorphism, 374
Population, density, 273
283
P'hy8, 321, 327
fluctuation, genetic advantages to,
models, 199 ff.
386
Prebaiting, 274
Predation, 173, 178, 186
Predator control, 180 ff., 187
Predation and fluctuating populations,
Predator shift, 188
Predators, numbers and diversity, 139
Predator-prey ratio, 187
Predatory Diptera, 145 ff.
Predatory insects, 123, 145 ff.
Pregnancy rate, 293
Primitive cultures, 19
Prunella, 163
Public health as applied human ecology,
337 ff.
57
Q
Quail, 164
Quality of microtines, 312, 373 ff.