At the Size Limit - Effects of Miniaturization in Insects

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Polilov, Alexey A. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Animal ecology.; Animal anatomy.; Animal physiology.; Invertebrates.; Life Sciences.; Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology.; Animal Physiology.; Animal Ecology.

This book addresses microinsects, their structure and their differences from larger relatives. Moreover, it discusses structural changes that accompany extreme diminution in living organisms, evolutionary inventions that help insects to live in the microworld, and factors that limit the size of anim...