Mechanisms of Insect Behaviour
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-0-632-00756-1 (ISBN)
Description
Aimed at undergraduates specializing in entomology, physiology and behaviour, this text covers the knowledge of neurophysiology and other mechanisms underlying insect behaviour. The book proceeds from relatively simple activities, such as locomotion, to more complex ones, such as visual, chemical and auditory behaviour, considering both the physiological and behavioural standpoints. Conclusions relevant to vertebrate behaviour are drawn.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
120 illustrations
ISBN-13
978-0-632-00756-1 (9780632007561)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Instinct; intelligence and other concepts; structure and function of the nervous system; sensory systems; locomotory mechanisms; chemicals controlling insect behaviour; acoustic behaviour and mechanisms; vision and the compound eye; interactions with other species; behavioural rhythms; analysis of sequential behaviour; social behaviour.