Entomology

• Main Author: Gillott, Cedric (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2005.
• Edition: Third Edition.
• Subjects: 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...

Table of Contents:

• 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.