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Entomology

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  • © 1995

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Authors:
  1. Cedric Gillott

    1. University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  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 3-23

    3. Insect Diversity

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      Pages 25-55

    4. External Structure

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      Pages 57-90

    5. Taxonomy and Systematics

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      Pages 91-112

    6. Apterygote Hexapods

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      Pages 113-125

    7. Paleoptera

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      Pages 127-145

    8. The Plecopteroid, Blattoid, and Orthopteroid Orders

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      Pages 147-194

    9. The Hemipteroid Orders

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      Pages 195-232

    10. The Panorpoid Orders

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      Pages 233-290

    11. The Remaining Endopterygote Orders

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      Pages 291-345

  3. Anatomy and Physiology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 347-347
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    2. The Integument

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      Pages 349-363

    3. Sensory Systems

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      Pages 365-389

    4. Nervous and Chemical Integration

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      Pages 391-416

    5. Muscles and Locomotion

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      Pages 417-447

    6. Gaseous Exchange

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      Pages 449-465

    7. Food Uptake and Utilization

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      Pages 467-491

    8. The Circulatory System

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      Pages 493-511
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About this book

Extensively revised, the Second Edition continues to offer senior undergraduate students a well-balanced treatment of all major areas in entomology. This edition features coverage of the new phylogenies for most of the insect orders

Reviews

`One of the better books available for an introductory entomology course.'
Nature
`Brings us up-to-date on general and new information in all of the major subdivisions in the huge field of entomology.'
Bulletin of the Entomological Society of America
`Packed full of useful information which is clearly written, well organized and frequently accompanied by simple line drawings which beautifully complement the text....well referenced.'
Journal of Insect Conservation

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada

    Cedric Gillott

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Entomology

  • Authors: Cedric Gillott

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-4380-8

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1995

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-4380-8Published: 11 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 798

  • Number of Illustrations: 529 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Zoology, Life Sciences, general, Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography

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