Entomology

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Springer Science & Business Media, Dec 27, 2005 - Science - 832 pages

Gillott’s thorough yet clear writing style continues to keep Entomology near the top of the class as a text for senior undergraduates, and for graduate students and professionals seeking an introduction to specific entomological topics. The author’s long-held belief that an introductory entomology course should present a balanced treatment of the subject is reflected in the continued arrangement of the book in four sections: Evolution and Diversity, Anatomy and Physiology, Reproduction and Development, and Ecology. For the third edition, all chapters have been updated. This includes not only the addition of new information and concepts but also the reduction or exclusion of material no longer considered "mainstream", so as to keep the book at a reasonable size.

Based on exciting discoveries made during the previous decade, the topics of insect evolutionary relationships, semiochemicals, gas exchange, immune responses (including those of parasites and parasitoids), flight, and the management of pests have received particular attention in the preparation of the third edition. Overall, more than 30 new or significantly revised figures have been incorporated.

 

Contents

Summary
400
Endocrine System
417
Introduction
437
Summary
465
Movement of Gases within the Tracheal System
474
Introduction
487
Contents
498
Metabolism
503

24
48
Locomotion
55
Introduction
57
15
70
16
71
The Neck and Thorax
72
The Abdomen
83
Postembryonic
88
Literature
89
Food Uptake
91
Identification
102
17
105
Literature
111
Exchange
115
Protura
118
Introduction
127
Odonata
136
Isoptera
163
Blattoid and 6 Grylloblattodea
173
Phthiraptera
203
Hemipteroid Orders
211
Diptera
243
Trichoptera
268
Coleoptera
305
Strepsiptera
326
Introduction
373
Sound Reception
379
Humidity Perception
387
Summary
509
Physiology
519
Resistance to Disease
530
Nitrogenous
537
Introduction
561
Mating Behavior
581
Ovulation
587
Introduction
597
Formation of ExtraEmbryonic Membranes
605
Hatching
619
Forms of Development
627
Histological Changes During Metamorphosis
634
The Abiotic 1 Introduction
655
The Biotic Environment 1 Introduction
691
Introduction
725
Pest Insects
736
Summary
775
Index
783
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