Morphology and Evolution of the Insect Abdomen
With Special Reference to Developmental Patterns and Their Bearings upon Systematics
Published on 31. January 2017
544 pages
978-1-4831-8751-8 (ISBN)
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Morphology and Evolution of the Insect Abdomen: With Special Reference to Developmental Patterns and Their Bearings Upon Systematics focuses on the morphology and evolution of the skeletal structures of the insect abdomen and the internal reproductive system. Emphasis is placed on patterns of development and their implications for systematics. Comprised of 44 chapters, this book begins with an introduction to the principles of structural evolution, paying particular attention to morphogenetical regularities and anagenesis, heterochrony, substitution and homology, and analogy. The next section is devoted to various aspects of the insect abdomen including abdominal segmentation, appendages, and ovipositor as well as the male external genitalia, the male and female efferent duct, and the abdominal ganglia. The final section deals with the abdomen of a wide range of insect classes such as Protura, Collembola, Orthoptera, Coleoptera, Homoptera, Mantodea, and Diptera. This monograph will be of interest to entomologists, physiologists, and evolutionary biologists.
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Ryuichi Matsuda
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IntroductionAcknowledgmentsPart I. Principles of Structural Evolution 1. Morphogenetical Regularities and Anagenesis 2. Heterochrony Metamorphosis Neoteny Caenogenesis The Law of Deviation Hypermorphosis The Biogenetic Law 3. Substitution and Homology 4. Homology and Analogy Definition and the Major Criterion of Homology Subsidiary Criteria of Homologization (Identification) Homologization (Identification) of Some Structures Based on the Developmental Sequence Development of Muscles and Exoskeleton and the Reliability of Muscle Attachments as Landmarks in Identifying External Structures Innervation as a Basis of Homologization (Identification) Homologizations (Identifications) of Some Internal Structures in Insects Limitation of the Homology Concept Kinds of Homology Convergence and Analogy Alteration of Function of Homologous Structures 5. Conclusions and Prospects 6. Summary Morphogenetical Regularities and Anagenesis Heterochrony Substitution and Homology Definition, Criteria, Kinds and Attributes of HomologyPart II. A General Discussion on the Insect Abdomen 7. Abdominal Segmentation 8. Abdominal Appendages and Similar Structures 9. The Male External Genitalia 10. The Ovipositor and Associated Structures 11. The Origin of External Genitalia in Insects 12. The Male Efferent Duct and Associated Structures 13. The Female Efferent Duct and Associated Structures 14. The Abdominal GangliaPart III. Special Discussions on the Insect Abdomen 15. The Protura 16. The Collembola 17. The Diplura 18. The Thysanura 19. The Odonata 20. The Ephemeroptera 21. The Plecoptera 22. The Embioptera 23. The Phasmida 24. The Zoraptera 25. The Blattaria 26. The Isoptera 27. The Mantodea 28. The Grylloblattodea 29. The Orthoptera 30. The Dermaptera 31. The Coleoptera 32. The Psocoptera 33. The Phthiraptera (Mallophaga and Anoplura) 34. The Thysanoptera 35. The Homoptera 36. The Heteroptera 37. The Neuroptera 38. The Mecoptera 39. The Diptera 40. The Siphonaptera 41. The Hymenoptera 42. The Strepsiptera 43. The Trichoptera 44. The Lepidoptera and ZeuglopteraLiterature CitedAdditions to Literature CitedTaxonomic IndexAuthor IndexSubject IndexOther Titles in the Series in Pure and Applied Biology
