Entomology

Cedric Gillot (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

820 Seiten

1995 | 2nd Revised edition
Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-306-44967-3 (ISBN)

Infos

The definitive text on the insect world, "Entomology" was praised by "Biologist" as "a balanced treatment of the subject . . . (with) more detailed coverage than is given in many other general texts which purport to be all-embracing"., This edition features almost 600 illustrations, and all 24 chapters have been meticulously updated.

Inhalt

Evolution and Diversity: Arthropod Evolution. Insect Diversity. External Structure. Taxonomy and Systematics. Apterygote Hexapods. Paleoptera. The Plecopteroid, Blattoid, and Orthopteroid Orders. The Hemipteroid Orders. The Panorpoid Orders. The Remaining Endopterygote Orders. Anatomy and Physiology: The Integument. Sensory Sytems. Nervous and Chemical Integration. Muscles and Locomotion. Gaseous Exchange. Food Uptake and Utilization. The Circulatory System. Nitrogenous Excretion and Salt and Water Balance. Reproduction and Development: Reproduction. Embryonic Development. Postembryonic Development. Ecology: The Abiotic Environment. The Biotic Environment. Insects and Humans. Index.

Produkt-Details

• Zusatzinfo: Illustrations, maps
• Verlagsort: Dordrecht
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 189 x 246 mm
• Gewicht: 1438 g
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
• ISBN-10: 0-306-44967-6 / 0306449676
• ISBN-13: 978-0-306-44967-3 / 9780306449673
• Zustand: Neuware