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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; List of colour plates; List of boxes; Preface to the fifth edition; Preface to the fourth edition; Preface to the third edition; Preface to the second edition; Preface and acknowledgments for first edition; About the companion website; Chapter 1 The importance, diversity and conservation of insects; 1.1 What is entomology?; 1.2 The importance of insects; 1.3 Insect biodiversity; 1.3.1 The described taxonomic richness of insects; 1.3.2 The estimated taxonomic richness of insects; 1.3.3 The location of insect species richness |
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1.3.4 Some reasons for insect species richness1.4 Naming and classification of insects; 1.5 Insects in popular culture and commerce; 1.6 Culturing insects; 1.7 Insect conservation; 1.8 Insects as food; 1.8.1 Insects as human food: entomophagy; 1.8.2 Insects as feed for domesticated animals; Further reading; Chapter 2 External anatomy; 2.1 The cuticle; 2.2 Segmentation and tagmosis; 2.3 The head; 2.3.1 Mouthparts; 2.3.2 Cephalic sensory structures; 2.4 The thorax; 2.4.1 Legs; 2.4.2 Wings; 2.5 The abdomen; 2.5.1 Terminalia; Further reading; Chapter 3 Internal anatomy and physiology |
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3.1 Muscles and locomotion3.1.1 Muscles; 3.1.2 Muscle attachments; 3.1.3 Crawling, wriggling, swimming and walking; 3.1.4 Flight; 3.2 The nervous system and co-ordination; 3.3 The endocrine system and the function of hormones; 3.3.1 Endocrine centres; 3.3.2 Hormones; 3.4 The circulatory system; 3.4.1 Haemolymph; 3.4.2 Circulation; 3.4.3 Protection and defence by the haemolymph; 3.5 The tracheal system and gas exchange; 3.5.1 Diffusion and ventilation; 3.6 The gut, digestion and nutrition; 3.6.1 Structure of the gut; 3.6.2 Saliva and food ingestion; 3.6.3 Digestion of food; 3.6.4 The fat body |
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3.6.5 Nutrition and microorganisms3.7 The excretory system and waste disposal; 3.7.1 The Malpighian tubules and rectum; 3.7.2 Nitrogen excretion; 3.8 Reproductive organs; 3.8.1 The female reproductive system; 3.8.2 The male reproductive system; Further reading; Chapter 4 Sensory systems and behaviour; 4.1 Mechanical stimuli; 4.1.1 Tactile mechanoreception; 4.1.2 Position mechanoreception (proprioceptors); 4.1.3 Sound reception; 4.1.4 Sound production; 4.2 Thermal stimuli; 4.2.1 Thermoreception; 4.2.2 Thermoregulation; 4.3 Chemical stimuli; 4.3.1 Chemoreception |
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4.3.2 Semiochemicals: pheromones4.3.3 Semiochemicals: kairomones, allomones and synomones; 4.3.4 Carbon dioxide as a sensory cue; 4.4 Insect vision; 4.4.1 Dermal detection; 4.4.2 Stemmata; 4.4.3 Ocelli; 4.4.4 Compound eyes; 4.4.5 Light production; 4.5 Insect behaviour; Further reading; Chapter 5 Reproduction; 5.1 Bringing the sexes together; 5.2 Courtship; 5.3 Sexual selection; 5.4 Copulation; 5.4.1 Nuptial feeding and other "gifts"; 5.5 Diversity in genitalic morphology; 5.6 Sperm storage, fertilization and sex determination; 5.7 Sperm competition; 5.8 Oviparity (egg-laying) |
| Summary |
Insects represent over half of the planet's biological diversity. This popular textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to this extraordinary diversity, and places entomology central to the theory and practice of evolutionary and ecological studies. Fully revised, this fifth 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. Key features of insect structure, function, behaviour, ecology and classification are 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. There is major revision to the chapter on systematics and a new chapter, Insects in a Changing World, includes insect responses to, and the consequences of, both climate change and human-assisted global alterations to distributions. Updated 'Taxoboxes' demonstrate topical issues and provide concise information on all aspects of each of the 28 major groupings (orders) of insects, plus the three orders of non-insect hexapods. New boxes describe a worrying increase in insect threats to landscape and commercial trees (including eucalypts, palms and coffee) and explain the value of genetic data, including evolutionary developmental biology and DNA barcoding, in insect biodiversity studies. The authors maintain the clarity and conciseness of earlier editions, and extend the profuse illustrations with new hand-drawn figures. Over 50 colour photographs, together with the informative text and an accompanying website with links to video clips, appendices, textboxes and further reading lists, encourage a deeper scientific study of |
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Insects. The book is intended as the principal text for students studying entomology, as well as a reference text for undergraduate and graduate courses in the fields of ecology, agriculture, fisheries and forestry, palaeontology, zoology, and medical and veterinary science |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
| Subject |
Insects.
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Entomology.
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Insecta
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Entomology
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entomology.
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Insecta (class)
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- General.
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Entomology
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Insects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Cranston, P. S
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| LC no. |
2014016591 |
| ISBN |
9781118846162 |
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1118846168 |
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9781118846254 |
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1118846257 |
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