Entomology

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xviii

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2. Evolution and Diversity

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Arthropod Evolution

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      Pages 3-21

   3. Insect Diversity

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      Pages 23-51

   4. External Structure

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      Pages 53-87

   5. Classification and Identification

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      Pages 89-107

   6. Apterygote Hexapods

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      Pages 109-120

   7. Paleoptera

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      Pages 121-136

   8. The Orthopteroid Orders

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      Pages 137-182

   9. The Hemipteroid Orders

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      Pages 183-216

   10. The Panorpoid Orders

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       Pages 217-268

   11. The Remaining Endopterygote Orders

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       Pages 269-318

3. Anatomy and Physiology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 319-319

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   2. The Integument

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      Pages 321-334

   3. Sensory Systems

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      Pages 335-359

   4. Nervous and Chemical Integration

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      Pages 361-385

   5. Muscles and Locomotion

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      Pages 387-419

   6. Gaseous Exchange

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      Pages 421-438

   7. Food Uptake and Utilization

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      Pages 439-462

   8. The Circulatory System

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      Pages 463-479

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 the traditional taxonomic approach to entomology and contained relatively little information on the physiology and ecology of insects. This does not mean that there were no books containing such information. There were several, but these were so specialized and de­ tailed that their use in an introductory class was limited. I hold a strong belief that an undergraduate general entomology course should provide a balanced treatment of the subject. Thus, although some time should be devoted to taxonomy, including identification (best done in the laboratory, using primar­ ily material which students themselves have collected, supplemented with specimens from the general collection), appropriate time should be given also to discussion of the evolution, development, physiology, and ecology of in­ sects. In the latter category I include the interactions between insects and Man because it is important to stress that these interactions follow normal ecological principles. Naturally, the format of this book reflects this belief. The book has been arranged in four sections, each of which necessarily overlaps with the others.

• development
• ecology
• entomology
• evolution
• insect
• insects
• physiology
• taxonomy

• University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada

  Cedric Gillott

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