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Insects / an outline of entomology / P.J. Gullan and P.S. Cranston, Research School of Biology, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia & Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of California, Davis, USA ; with illustrations by Karina H. McInnes.

By: Gullan, P. JContributor(s): Cranston, P. SMaterial type: Text

TextPublisher: Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; ǂa Hoboken, NJ : Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2014Edition: 5th edDescription: xxiv, 595 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cmISBN: 9781118846155 (cloth); 111884615X (cloth)Subject(s): Insects

| Entomology | Entomology | Insects

| Entomologie

Contents:

1. The importance, diversity and conservation of insects -- 2. External anatomy -- 3. Internal anatomy and physiology -- 4. Sensory systems and behaviour -- 5. Reproduction -- 6. Insect development and life histories -- 7. Insect systematics: phylogeny and classification -- 8. Insect evolution and biogeography -- 9. Ground-Dwelling Insects -- 10. Aquatic insects -- 11. Insects and plants -- 12. Insect societies -- 13. Insect predation and parasitism -- 14. Insect defence -- 15. Medical and veterinary entomology -- 16. Pest management -- 17. Insects in a changing world -- 18. Methods in entomology: collecting, preservation, curation and identification -- Taxoboxes.

Summary: This edition opens with a chapter concerning the popular side of insect studies, including insects in citizen science, zoos and butterfly houses, and insects as food for humans and animals. Subsequent chapters cover key features of insect structure, function, behavior, ecology and classification, integrated with appropriate molecular studies. Much of the book is organized around major biological themes: living on the ground, in water, on plants, in colonies, and as predators, parasites/parasitoids and prey insects. A strong evolutionary theme is maintained throughout.--COVER.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 555-562) and index.

This edition opens with a chapter concerning the popular side of insect studies, including insects in citizen science, zoos and butterfly houses, and insects as food for humans and animals. Subsequent chapters cover key features of insect structure, function, behavior, ecology and classification, integrated with appropriate molecular studies. Much of the book is organized around major biological themes: living on the ground, in water, on plants, in colonies, and as predators, parasites/parasitoids and prey insects. A strong evolutionary theme is maintained throughout.--COVER.

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