Overview

The book introduces basic entomology, emphasising perspectives on insect diversity important in conservation assessment and setting priorities for management, as a foundation for managers and others without entomological training or background. It bridges the gap between photographic essays on insect identification and more technical texts, to illustrate and discuss many aspects of taxonomic, ecological and evolutionary diversity in the Australian insect fauna, and its impacts in human life, through outlines of many aspects of insect natural history.

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Author:   Tim R. New
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   2011 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.415kg
ISBN:  

9789401781138

ISBN 10:   9401781133
Pages:   254
Publication Date:   16 October 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Preface.- Chapter 1. The basic insect pattern: theme and variations.- Chapter 2. Fossils and major insect adaptations.- Chapter 3. Insect life histories.- Chapter 4. Origins, distributions and diversity.- Chapter 5. Environments and habitats for insects in Australia.- Chapter 6. Foods and feeding biology.- Chapter 7. Insect behaviour and lifestyles.- Chapter 8. Insect communities.- Chapter 9. Insect populations.- Chapter 10. Insects in inland water environments.- Chapter 11. Australia’s alpine insects.- Chapter 12. Lowland insects and their environments: non-forest insects.- Chapter 13. Forest insects.- Chapter 14. Insects and people in Australia.- Chapter 15. Australia’s alien insects.- Chapter 16. Conservation.- Chapter 17. Diversity and its implications for understanding Australia’s insects.- Appendix 1. Australia’s insects: the players.- Index.

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