Overview

An introduction to all aspects of modern entomology, this text provides the student with a basic understanding of insect structure, function, development, classification and phylogeny. Chapters have been revised in this edition to take account of developments such as pheromones, thermoregulation and views on cladistics. The book also introduces readers to the ways in which insects exemplify many phenomena of general biological interest. All major insect modes of life are discussed, including the relations of insects to plants and micro-organisms, their role as predators and parasitoids, and their adaptations to aquatic and social lifestyles. In a chapter new to this edition, the biology of insect populations is considered in some detail, with special emphasis on quantitative aspects of population dynamics and predator-prey interactions, together with related subjects such as competition density regulation and the stability, diversity and succession of insect populations. The book is suitable for undergraduate students of entomology and other biological science courses, such as zoology, agriculture and horticulture.

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Author:   R.G. Davies ,  R. G. Davies
Publisher:   Chapman and Hall
Imprint:   Chapman and Hall
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 7th ed. 1988
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.640kg
ISBN:  

9780412266805

ISBN 10:   0412266806
Pages:   420
Publication Date:   30 September 1988
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 Introduction.- 2 Insect structure and function.- The integument and its derivatives; coloration.- Segmentation and body regions.- The head and its appendages.- The thorax, legs and wings.- The abdomen and genitalia.- The muscular system.- The nervous system.- The sense organs and perception.- Alimentary canal, digestion and nutrition.- The respiratory system.- The circulatory system and associated tissues.- The excretory organs, fat-body and other haemocoelic structures.- The glands or organs of secretion.- The reproductive system and reproduction.- 3 Development and metamorphosis.- Embryonic development.- Post-embryonic development.- 4 Classification and biology.- Order 1. Diplura.- Order 2. Protura.- Order 3. Collembola.- Order 4. Archaeognatha.- Order 5. Zygentoma.- Order 6. Ephemeroptera.- Order 7. Odonata.- Order 8. Plecoptera.- Order 9. Grylloblattodea.- Order 10. Orthoptera.- Order 11. Phasmida.- Order 12. Dermaptera.- Order 13. Embioptera.- Order 14. Dictyoptera.- Order 15. Isoptera.- Order 16. Zoraptera.- Order 17. Psocoptera.- Order 18. Phthiraptera.- Order 19. Hemiptera.- Order 20. Thysanoptera.- Order 21. Neuroptera.- Order 22. Coleoptera.- Order 23. Strepsiptera.- Order 24. Mecoptera.- Order 25. Siphonaptera.- Order 26. Diptera.- Order 27. Lepidoptera.- Order 28. Trichoptera.- Order 29. Hymenoptera.- 5 Evolutionary relationships of insects.- Insects and other Arthropods.- The ancestry of insects.- Apterygote relationships.- Phylogeny of the Pterygota.- 6 Some important modes of life in insects.- Relationships between insects and plants.- Leaf-mining insects.- Insects and plant galls.- Insects and the pollination of flowers.- Insectivorous plants.- Insects and micro-organisms.- Predacious insects.- Insect parasitoids.- Ectoparasitic insects.- Blood-sucking insects.- Aquatic insects.- Protective coloration and mimicry.- Social insects.- 7 The biology of insect populations.- Estimation of insect population size.- Models of insect population growth.- Population fluctuations.- Life tables.- Key factor analysis.- Regulation of population size; density-dependent processes.- Competition.- Competitive exclusion; resource partitioning; the ecological niche.- Host-parasitoid and predator-prey relationships.- Food webs and the trophic structure of communities.- Diversity, stability and succession in insect communities.- Genetic variation in insect populations.- 8 Biology and control of injurious insects.- Insect pests of cultivated plants.- Insect pests of forestry, timber and stored products.- Insects of medical and veterinary importance.- Insecticidal control.- Biological control methods.- 9 Select classified bibliography.

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This edition ... includes several subjects not covered in ... previous editions ... also, has more illustrations and a larger bibliography ... The book should not only be of interest to anyone interested in insects and their control, but to biologists in general.' Biological Abstracts

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