Entomology

Entomology by Cedric Gillot.

The idea of writing this book was conceived when, in the late 1960s, I began teaching a senior undergraduate class in general entomology. I soon realized that there was no suitable text for the class I intended to give. The so-called "general" or "introductory" texts reflected th...

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Main Author: Gillot, Cedric (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 1980.
Edition:1st ed. 1980.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Animal systematics.
Animal taxonomy.
Evolutionary biology.
Life sciences.
Electronic resources (E-books)
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Table of Contents:
  • 1 Arthropod Evolution
  • 2 Insect Diversity
  • 3 External Structure
  • 4 Classification and Identification
  • 5 Apterygote Hexapods
  • 6 Paleoptera
  • 7 The Orthopteroid Orders
  • 8 The Hemipteroid Orders
  • 9 The Panorpoid Orders
  • 10 The Remaining Endopterygote Orders
  • 11 The Integument
  • 12 Sensory Systems
  • 13 Nervous and Chemical Integration
  • 14 Muscles and Locomotion
  • 15 Gaseous Exchange
  • 16 Food Uptake and Utilization
  • 17 The Circulatory System
  • 18 Nitrogenous Excretion and Salt and Water Balance
  • 19 Reproduction
  • 20 Embryonic Development
  • 21 Postembryonic Development
  • 22 The Abiotic Environment
  • 23 The Biotic Environment
  • 24 Insects and Man
  • Author Index.

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