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Author Gullan, P. J.

Title The insects : an outline of entomology / P.J. Gullan and P.S. Cranston ; with illustrations by K. Hansen McInnes
Edition 3rd ed
Published Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., ©2005

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 505 pages) : illustrations, maps
Contents 1 THE IMPORTANCE, DIVERSITY, AND CONSERVATION OF INSECTS; 2 EXTERNAL ANATOMY; 3 INTERNAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY; 4 SENSORY SYSTEMS AND BEHAVIOR; 5 REPRODUCTION; 6 INSECT DEVELOPMENT AND LIFE HISTORIES; 7 INSECT SYSTEMATICS: PHYLOGENY AND CLASSIfiCATION; 8 INSECT BIOGEOGRAPHY AND EVOLUTION; 9 GROUND-DWELLING INSECTS; 10 AQUATIC INSECTS; 11 INSECTS AND PLANTS; 12 INSECT SOCIETIES; 13 INSECT PREDATION AND PARASITISM; 14 INSECT DEFENSE
Summary This textbook is a guide to the study of insects; a group of animals that represent over half of the planet's biological diversity
Analysis You may print, copy or download once up to 5% (or one chapter) of this work for the purposes of private research or study for non-commercial use Any attempt to exceed this amount will cause publication to lock, denying all users access to this resource
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Insects.
Insecta
Insecta (class)
NATURE -- Animals -- Insects & Spiders.
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Entomology.
Insects
Form Electronic book
Author Cranston, P. S.
ISBN 1405144572
9781405144575
9781281214430
1281214434