Umfang:
Online-Ressource (xxviii, 1266 p., [1] leaf of plates)
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ill. (some col.), ports
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg. 2008 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0125869908
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9780125869904
Inhalt:
The Encyclopedia of Insects is a comprehensive work devoted to all aspects of insects, including their anatomy, physiology, evolution, behavior, reproduction, ecology, and disease, as well as issues of exploitation, conservation, and management. Articles provide definitive facts about all insects from aphids, beetles and butterflies to weevils and yellowjackets. Insects are beautiful and dreadful, ravenous pests and devastating disease vectors, resilient and resistant to eradication, and the source of great benefit and great loss for civilization. Important for ecosystem health, they have inf
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Cover; Encyclopedia of INSECTS; Copyright Page; Contents; Contents by Subject Area; Contributors; Guide to the Encyclopedia; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1. Accessory Glands; Chapter 2. Aestivation; Chapter 3. Agricultural Entomology; Chapter 4. Amber; Chapter 5. Anatomy: Head, Thorax, Abdomen, and Genitalia; Chapter 6. Antennae; Chapter 7. Ants; Chapter 8. Aphids; Chapter 9. Apis Species; Chapter 10. Aposematic Coloration; Chapter 11. Apterygota; Chapter 12. Aquatic Habitats; Chapter 13. Archaeognatha; Chapter 14. Arthropoda and Related Groups; Chapter 15. Auchenorrhyncha
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Chapter 16. AutohemorrhageChapter 17. Autotomy; Chapter 18. Beekeeping; Chapter 19. Bee Products; Chapter 20. Beeswax; Chapter 21. Biodiversity; Chapter 22. Biogenic Amines; Chapter 23. Biogeographical Patterns; Chapter 24. Biological Control of Insect Pests; Chapter 25. Bioluminescence; Chapter 26. Biotechnology and Insects; Chapter 27. Blattodea; Chapter 28. Blood Sucking; Chapter 29. Body Size; Chapter 30. Boll Weevil; Chapter 31. Bombyx mori; Chapter 32. Borers; Chapter 33. Brain and Optic Lobes; Chapter 34. Bubonic Plague; Chapter 35. Caste; Chapter 36. Caterpillars
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Chapter 37. Cat FleasChapter 38. Cave Insects; Chapter 39. Cell Culture; Chapter 40. Chemical Defense; Chapter 41. Chemoreception; Chapter 42. Chiggers and Other Disease-Causing Mites; Chapter 43. Chitin; Chapter 44. Chromosomes; Chapter 45. Chrysalis; Chapter 46. Cicadas; Chapter 47. Circadian Rhythms; Chapter 48. Circulatory System; Chapter 49. Cocoon; Chapter 50. Codling Moth; Chapter 51. Coevolution; Chapter 52. Cold/Heat Protection; Chapter 53. Coleoptera; Chapter 54. Collection and Preservation; Chapter 55. Collembola; Chapter 56. Colonies; Chapter 57. Colorado Potato Beetle
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Chapter 58. ColorationChapter 59. Commercial from Insects; Chapter 60. Conservation; Chapter 61. Crickets; Chapter 62. Crypsis; Chapter 63. Cultural Entomology; Chapter 64. Cuticle; Chapter 65. Daddy-Long-Legs; Chapter 66. Dance Language; Chapter 67. DDT; Chapter 68. Defensive Behavior; Chapter 69. Dengue; Chapter 70. Dermaptera; Chapter 71. Development, Hormonal Control of; Chapter 72. Diapause; Chapter 73. Digestion; Chapter 74. Digestive System; Chapter 75. Diplura; Chapter 76. Diptera; Chapter 77. Division of Labor in Insect Societies; Chapter 78. Dog Heartworm; Chapter 79. Dormancy
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Chapter 80. Drosophila melanogasterChapter 81. Dung Beetles; Chapter 82. Ecdysteroids; Chapter 83. Eggs; Chapter 84. Egg Coverings; Chapter 85. Embiidina; Chapter 86. Embryogenesis; Chapter 87. Endangered Insects; Chapter 88. Endopterygota; Chapter 89. Entomological Societies; Chapter 90. Ephemeroptera; Chapter 91. Excretion; Chapter 92. Exopterygota; Chapter 93. Exoskeleton; Chapter 94. Extension Entomology; Chapter 95. Eyes and Vision; Chapter 96. Fat Body; Chapter 97. Feeding Behavior; Chapter 98. Fire Ants; Chapter 99. Flight; Chapter 100. Folk Beliefs and Superstitions
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Chapter 101. Food, Insects as
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Sprache:
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