Biology of Rove Beetles (Staphylinidae) Life History, Evolution, Ecology and Distribution /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Betz, Oliver (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Irmler, Ulrich (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Klimaszewski, Jan (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Θέματα: Zoology.; Behavioral sciences.; Animal ecology.; Biodiversity.; Behavioral Sciences.; Animal Ecology.

Rove beetles (Staphylinidae) are common elements of the soil biota, living in the litter and deeper soil layers. Although they are one of the most diverse and speciose groups of insects, no comprehensive books on their general evolution and ecology are as yet available. This book fills that gap, dis...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• Phylogeny of the family Staphylinidae
• A review of the fossil history of Staphylinoidea
• Biodiversity and geographic patterns of Neotropical Staphylinidae
• Adventive species of rove beetles in Canada
• Effect of environmental conditions on distribution patterns
• A review of Nearctic rove beetles (Staphylinidae) specialized on the burrows and nests of vertebrates
• Rove beetles as bioindicators in agroecosystems
• Parasites of Staphylinidae
• The biology of Steninae
• Biology of acarophagous Scydmeninae
• The evolution of genitalia, spermatophores
• Morphology of the endophallic flagellum
• Morphological diversity of immature Scydmaeninae.