This established and popular textbook is the definitive guide to the study of insects - a group of animals that represent over half of the planet's biological diversity. In this new, third edition the authors maintain the clear, concise approach of the previous editions, examining all aspects of insect biology. In addition to updating the whole text with the latest research, the third edition features: a new chapter on the methods and results of studies of insect phylogeny; a new review of insect evolution and biogeography; strategies in insect conservation, covered for the first time, reflecting the increasing threat to natural ecosystems from introduced species and environmental changes; and a review of the Mantophasmatodea - the first new order of insects described for many decades. Written in an accessible and stimulating style, the book includes boxes highlighting key themes, suggestions for further reading, and is extensively illustrated with specially commissioned drawings and colour plates.
This book is the ideal principal text for students taking courses in entomology and for wider degree courses in which the study of insects is important, such as ecology, agriculture, fisheries and forestry, paleontology, zoology, and medical and veterinary science.
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List Of Color PlatesList Of BoxesAcknowledgments For VignettesPrefaces1. The Importance And Diversity Of Insects:What Is Entomology?The Importance Of InsectsInsect BiodiversityInsects In Popular Culture And CommerceInsects As FoodInsect Conservation2. External Anatomy:The CuticleSegmentation And TagmosisThe HeadThe ThoraxThe Abdomen3. Internal Anatomy And Physiology:Muscles And LocomotionThe Nervous System And Co-OrdinationThe Endocrine System And The Function Of HormonesThe Circulatory SystemThe Tracheal System And Gas ExchangeThe Gut, Digestion And NutritionThe Excretory System And Waste DisposalReproductive Organs4. Sensory Systems And Behavior:Mechanical StimuliThermal StimuliChemical StimuliInsect VisionInsect Behavior5. Reproduction:Bringing The Sexes TogetherCourtshipSexual SelectionCopulationDiversity In Genitalic MorphologySperm Storage, Fertilization And Sex DeterminationSperm CompetitionOviparity (Egg-Laying)Ovoviviparity And ViviparityAtypical Modes Of ReproductionPhysiological Control Of Reproduction6. Insect Development And Life Histories:GrowthLife-History Patterns And PhasesProcess And Control Of MoltingVoltinismDiapauseDealing With Environmental ExtremesMigrationPolymorphism And PolyphenismAge-GradingEnvironmental Effects On DevelopmentClimate And Insect Distributions7. Insect Relationships:PhylogeneticsThe Extant HexapodsProtura (Proturans), Collembola (Springtails), Diplura (Diplurans)Class Insecta (True Insects)8. Insect Biogeography And Evolution:Insect BiogeographyThe Antiquity Of InsectsWere The First Insects Aquatic Or Terrestrial?Evolution Of WingsEvolution Of MetamorphosisInsect DiversificationInsect Diversification In The Pacific9. Ground-Dwelling Insects:Insects Of Litter And SoilInsects And Dead Trees Or Decaying WoodInsects And DungInsect-Carrion InteractionsInsect-Fungal InteractionsCavernicolous InsectsEnvironmental Monitoring Using Ground -Dwelling Hexapods10. Aquatic Insects:Taxonomic Distribution And TerminologyThe Evolution Of Aquatic LifestylesAquatic Insects And Their Oxygen SuppliesThe Aquatic EnvironmentEnvironmental Monitoring Using Aquatic InsectsFunctional Feeding GroupsInsects Of Temporary WaterbodiesInsects Of The Marine, Intertidal And Littoral Zones11. Insects And Plants:Coevolutionary Interactions Between Insects And PlantsPhytophagy (Or Herbivory)Insects And Plant Reproductive BiologyInsects That Live Mutualistically In Specialized Plant Structures12. Insect Societies:Subsociality In InsectsEusociality In InsectsInquilines And Parasites Of Social InsectsEvolution And Maintenance Of EusocialitySuccess Of Eusocial Insects13. Insect Predation And Parasitism:Prey/ Host LocationPrey/Host Acceptance And ManipulationPrey/Host Selection And SpecificityPopulation Biology - Predator/Parasitoid And Prey/Host AbundanceThe Evolutionary Success Of Insect Predation And Parasitism14. Insect Defense:Defense By HidingSecondary Lines Of DefenseMechanical DefensesChemical DefensesDefense By MimicryCollective Defenses In Gregarious And Social Insects15. Medical And Veterinary Entomology:Insect Nuisance And PhobiaVenoms And AllergensInsects As Causes And Vectors Of DiseaseGeneralized Disease CyclesPathogensForensic Entomology16. Pest Management:Insects As PestsThe Effects Of InsecticidesIntegrated Pest Management (IPM)Chemical ControlBiological ControlHost-Plant Resistance To InsectsPhysical ControlCultural ControlPheromones And Other Insect AttractantsGenetic Manipulation Of Insect Pests17. Methods In Entomology: Collecting, Preservation, Curation And Identification:CollectionPreservation And CurationIdentificationGlossary Of Entomological And Selected Technical TermsAppendix: A Reference Guide To OrdersIndex
