Cockroaches
Ecology, Behavior, and Natural History
Published on 21. September 2007
248 pages
978-0-8018-9175-5 (ISBN)
Description
The essential volume on cockroach biology and behavior.
The cockroach is truly an evolutionary wonder. This definitive volume provides a complete overview of suborder Blattaria, highlighting the diversity of these amazing insects in their natural environments. Beginning with a foreword by Edward O. Wilson, the book explores the fascinating natural history and behavior of cockroaches, describing their various colors, sizes, and shapes, as well as how they move on land, in water, and through the air. In addition to habitat use, diet, reproduction, and behavior, Cockroaches covers aspects of cockroach biology, such as the relationship between cockroaches and microbes, termites as social cockroaches, and the ecological impact of the suborder.
With over 100 illustrations, an expanded glossary, and an invaluable set of references, this work is destined to become the classic book on the Blattaria. Students and research entomologists can mine each chapter for new ideas, new perspectives, and new directions for future study.
The cockroach is truly an evolutionary wonder. This definitive volume provides a complete overview of suborder Blattaria, highlighting the diversity of these amazing insects in their natural environments. Beginning with a foreword by Edward O. Wilson, the book explores the fascinating natural history and behavior of cockroaches, describing their various colors, sizes, and shapes, as well as how they move on land, in water, and through the air. In addition to habitat use, diet, reproduction, and behavior, Cockroaches covers aspects of cockroach biology, such as the relationship between cockroaches and microbes, termites as social cockroaches, and the ecological impact of the suborder.
With over 100 illustrations, an expanded glossary, and an invaluable set of references, this work is destined to become the classic book on the Blattaria. Students and research entomologists can mine each chapter for new ideas, new perspectives, and new directions for future study.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Baltimore
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
16 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 71 s/w Zeichnungen, 76 s/w Abbildungen
16 Halftones, black and white; 71 Line drawings, black and white; 76 Illustrations, black and white
File size
15,75 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-8018-9175-5 (9780801891755)
DOI
10.1353/book.3295
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William J. Bell | Louis M. Roth | Christine A. Nalepa
Cockroaches
Ecology, Behavior, and Natural History
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09/2016
Johns Hopkins University Press
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William J. Bell | Louis M. Roth | Christine A. Nalepa
Cockroaches
Ecology, Behavior, and Natural History
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09/2007
Johns Hopkins University Press
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Persons
William J. Bell (1943-1998) was a revered entomologist specializing in insect physiology and behavior. His two-volume work, Chemical Ecology of Insects (coedited with R. T. Carde), is considered a classic in the field. Louis M. Roth (1918-2003) was an acknowledged world expert on cockroaches at Harvard University. Christine A. Nalepa is a research specialist with the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and an adjunct associate professor of entomology at North Carolina State University. She works on a variety of insects, including beetles, wasps, cockroaches, and termites.
Content
Foreword, by Edward O.Wilson
Preface
1. Shape, Color, and Size
2. Locomotion: Ground, Water, and Air
3. Habitats
4. Diets and Foraging
5. Microbes
6. Mating Strategies
7. Reproduction
8. Social Behavior
9. Termites as Social Cockroaches
10. Ecological Impact
Appendix
Glossary
References
Index
Preface
1. Shape, Color, and Size
2. Locomotion: Ground, Water, and Air
3. Habitats
4. Diets and Foraging
5. Microbes
6. Mating Strategies
7. Reproduction
8. Social Behavior
9. Termites as Social Cockroaches
10. Ecological Impact
Appendix
Glossary
References
Index
