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Carabid Beetles in Their Environments

A Study on Habitat Selection by Adaptations in Physiology and Behaviour

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  • © 1977

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Authors:
  1. Hans-Ulrich Thiele

    1. Zoologisches Institut der Universität, Köln 41, Germany

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Part of the book series: Zoophysiology (ZOOPHYSIOLOGY, volume 10)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVII
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  2. Introduction

    • Hans-Ulrich Thiele
    Pages 1-2

  3. Variations in the Body Structure of Carabids in Adaptation to Environment and Mode of Life

    • Hans-Ulrich Thiele
    Pages 3-12

  4. Quantitative Investigations on the Distribution of Carabids

    • Hans-Ulrich Thiele
    Pages 13-48

  5. The Connections Between Carabids and Biotic Factors in the Ecosystem

    • Hans-Ulrich Thiele
    Pages 49-142

  6. Man and the Ground Beetles

    • Hans-Ulrich Thiele
    Pages 143-171

  7. The Differences in Distribution of Carabids in the Environment: Reactions to Abiotic Factors and Their Significance in Habitat Affinity

    • Hans-Ulrich Thiele
    Pages 172-224

  8. Ecological Aspects of Activity Patterns in Carabids

    • Hans-Ulrich Thiele
    Pages 225-271

  9. Choice of Habitat: The Influence of Connections Between Demands Upon Environmental Factors and Activity Rhythms

    • Hans-Ulrich Thiele
    Pages 272-283

  10. Dispersal and Dispersal Power of Carabid Beetles

    • Hans-Ulrich Thiele
    Pages 284-297

  11. Ecological Aspects of the Evolution of Carabids

    • Hans-Ulrich Thiele
    Pages 298-309

  12. Concerning the Reasons Underlying Species Profusion Manifest by the Carabids

    • Hans-Ulrich Thiele
    Pages 310-327

  13. Summary

    • Hans-Ulrich Thiele
    Pages 328-330

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 331-372
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About this book

With the increasing numbers of research workers and groups of investigators devoting themselves to the ecology of carabids I felt that the time had come to take stock of the existing knowledge in this field and to endeavour to weld my personal results and those of other workers into a comprehensive picture. It was with these aims in mind that the following study was conceived. A further goal was to attempt to show to what extent research on carabids can contribute to the larger fields of research encompassing ecology, ethology and evolution. In my opinion the investigations on carabids permit us to draw conclusions of general applicability and, as such, comparable with those made in recent years upon other groups of animals. I am well aware of the risk involved nowadays in attempting, on one's own, to integrate results from a wide variety of scientific disciplines into a meaningful whole, and for this reason I am always grateful for corrections and for additional information. It is impossible for me to mention by name all of the col­ leagues who have given me their support in the preparation of the book. Reprints of their publications have been placed at my disposal by almost all of the authors cited, as well as by others whose names and works have been omitted merely in order to prevent the book from taking on encyclopedic pro­ portions. I am nevertheless indebted to them all for their cooperation.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Zoologisches Institut der Universität, Köln 41, Germany

    Hans-Ulrich Thiele

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Carabid Beetles in Their Environments

  • Book Subtitle: A Study on Habitat Selection by Adaptations in Physiology and Behaviour

  • Authors: Hans-Ulrich Thiele

  • Series Title: Zoophysiology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-81154-8

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1977

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-81156-2Published: 08 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-81154-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0720-1842

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 372

  • Topics: Ecology

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