Overview

This is the first comprehensive book focusing on the form and function of insect mouthparts. Written by leading experts, it reviews the current knowledge on feeding types and the evolution of mouthparts and presents new research approaches. The richly illustrated articles cover topics ranging from functional morphology, biomechanics of biting and chewing, and the biophysics of fluid-feeding to the morphogenesis and genetics of mouthpart development, ecomorphology in flower-visiting insects as well as the evolution of mouthparts, including fossil records. Intended for entomologists and scientists interested in interdisciplinary approaches, the book provides a solid basis for future scientific work. Chapter 6 of this book is available open access under a CC BY 4.0 license at link.springer.com.

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Author:   Harald W. Krenn
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2019
Volume:   5
Weight:   1.229kg
ISBN:  

9783030296568

ISBN 10:   3030296563
Pages:   683
Publication Date:   26 August 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Ecological Importance of Insect Feeding.- Form and Function of Insect Mouthparts.- Fluid-Feeding Mouthparts.- Suspension and Filter Feeding in Aquatic Insects.- Theme and Variation in the Development of Insect Mouthparts.- The Early Evolution of Biting-Chewing Performance in Hexapoda.- The Generalized Feeding Apparatus of Cockroaches: A Model for Biting and Chewing Insects.- Physical Determinants of Fluid-Feeding in Insects.- Hierarchical Microstructures and Functions of the Lepidopteran Proboscis Cuticle.- Comparative Functional Morphology of Ant Mouthparts and Significance for Liquid Food Intake.- From Chewing to Sucking via Phylogeny – from Sucking to Chewing via Ontogeny: Mouthparts of Neuroptera.- Structure and Evolution of Mouthparts in Coleoptera.- What´s on the Menu: Floral Tissue, Pollen or Nectar? Mouthpart Adaptations of Anthophilous Beetles to Floral Food Sources.- Evolution of the Multifunctional Mouthparts of Adult Vespidae.- Superlong Proboscises asCo-Adaptations to Flowers.- Morphogenesis of Piercing Stylets in Hemiptera.- The Fossil Record of Insect Mouthparts: Innovation, Functional Convergence and Association with Other Organisms.

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​Harald W. Krenn is an Associate Professor at the Department of Integrative Zoology at the University of Vienna (Austria), where he graduated in Zoology and Botany. His current research focuses on the evolutionary morphology of insect mouthparts, integrating new methods of functional morphology with feeding behaviour and ecology under evolutionary perspectives. He is particularly interested in interdisciplinary research on flower-visiting insects, which also involves fieldwork in the Austrian Alps, Neotropical rainforests and the Cape Floristic Region of South Africa.

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