Description |
xvi, 470 pages, 6 unnumbered pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm |
Contents |
1. The importance and diversity 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 evolution -- 8. Ground-dwelling insects -- 9. Aquatic insects -- 10. Insects and plants -- 11. Insect societies -- 12. Insect predation and parasitism -- 13. Insect defence -- 14. Medical and veterinary entomology -- 15. Pest management -- 16. Methods in entomology: collecting, preservation, curation and identification |
Summary |
This text, in its second edition, provides a comprehensive introduction to insects, a group of animals that represent over half of the planet's biological diversity. It commences with a review of the significance of insects, their immense diversity and their patterns of distribution. Australian authors |
Analysis |
Insects |
Notes |
Previous ed.: London: Chapman & Hall, 1994 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliography pages 443-449 |
Subject |
Entomology.
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Insects.
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Author |
Cranston, P. S., author
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McInnes, Karina Hansen, illustrator
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LC no. |
99030846 |
ISBN |
0632053437 (paperback) |
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