Entomology

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Gillott, Cedric (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2005.
• Έκδοση: Third Edition.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Zoology.; Entomology.; Life Sciences.; Life Sciences, general.

Gillott’s thorough yet clear writing style continues to keep Entomology near the top of the class as a text for senior undergraduates, and for graduate students and professionals seeking an introduction to specific entomological topics. The author’s long-held belief that an introductory entomology c...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Evolution and Diversity
• Arthropod Evolution
• Insect Diversity
• External Structure
• Systematics and Taxonomy
• 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 Systems
• Nervous and Chemical Integration
• Muscles and Locomotion
• Gas 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.