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Autore: |
Lancaster Jill
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Titolo: |
Aquatic entomology / / by Jill Lancaster, Barbara J. Downes
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Pubblicazione: | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2013 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (328 pages) |
Disciplina: | 595.7176 |
Soggetto topico: | Aquatic insects |
Science | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Persona (resp. second.): | DownesBarbara J. <1958-> |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Nota di contenuto: | Cover -- Contents -- Part 1 Introduction to Aquatic Insects -- 1 Insect body structure and the aquatic insect orders -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Insect life cycle -- 1.3 Insect body plan -- 1.4 Aquatic insect orders -- 2 Evolution, biogeography, and aquatic insect distributions -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The fossil record and establishing phylogenies -- 2.3 Evolution of the insects -- 2.4 History and evolution of aquatic habits -- 2.5 Historical biogeography of aquatic insects -- 2.6 Environments inhabited by aquatic insects -- Part 2 Environmental Constraints on Distribution -- 3 Gas exchange -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Diffusion and the physical properties of gases -- 3.3 The tracheal system -- 3.4 Open tracheal systems -- 3.5 Closed tracheal systems -- 3.6 Respiration when oxygen is scarce -- 3.7 Blood-based gas exchange -- 4 Physico-chemical gradients and extremes -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Temperature -- 4.3 Water balance -- 4.4 Desiccation resistance and cryptobiosis -- 5 The biomechanics of living in and on water -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Some physico-chemical properties of water -- 5.3 Living in still (or close to still) water -- 5.4 Standing on the surface of water -- 5.5 The physics of flowing water -- 5.6 Adaptations to living in water -- Part 3 Sensory Systems, Movement, and Dispersal -- 6 Sensory systems-photoreception -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Properties of light in water -- 6.3 Structure of compound eyes -- 6.4 Functioning of the compound eye -- 6.5 Ocelli -- 6.6 Stemmata -- 6.7 Bioluminescence -- 7 Sensory systems-mechano- and chemoreception -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Mechanoreception -- 7.3 Communication via mechanical signals -- 7.4 Chemoreception -- 7.5 Function of chemoreception and chemical communication -- 8 Locomotion in and on water -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Basic leg structure and movement. |
8.3 Movement in the water column-self-propelled -- 8.4 Movement in the water column-exploiting water currents -- 8.5 Movement over the substrate surface -- 8.6 Movement on the water's surface -- 8.7 Hitching a ride: phoretic relationships -- 9 Dispersal in the terrestrial environment -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Wing structure and movement -- 9.3 The principles of flight-lift and thrust -- 9.4 Dispersal by flying -- 9.5 Migration -- 9.6 Flight polymorphisms -- 9.7 Dispersal by vectors -- Part 4 Population Dynamics and Population Persistence -- 10 Reproduction and mating behaviour -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Female reproductive organs and egg formation -- 10.3 Male reproductive organs -- 10.4 Sexual maturation and fecundity -- 10.5 Aggregation and sexual communication -- 10.6 Copulation and sperm transfer -- 10.7 Post-copulation behaviour and sexual selection -- 10.8 Parthenogenesis -- 11 Oviposition and eggs -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Pre-oviposition -- 11.3 Oviposition -- 11.4 Post-oviposition eggs -- 11.5 Parental care of eggs -- 12 Development -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Embryogenesis to egg hatch -- 12.3 Larval development -- 12.4 Metamorphosis of hemimetabolous insects -- 12.5 Metamorphosis and emergence of holometabolous insects -- 12.6 Habitat transition -- 12.7 Environmental influences on development -- 12.8 Life histories -- Part 5 Trophic Relationships -- 13 Feeding devices and foraging strategies -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Food of aquatic insects -- 13.3 Predators -- 13.4 Parasites -- 13.5 Shredders, chewers, and xylophages -- 13.6 Algal piercers/bursters -- 13.7 Grazers -- 13.8 Collector-gatherers -- 13.9 Filter feeders -- 14 Diet, digestion, and defecation -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Structure of the alimentary system -- 14.3 Gut structure and function of non-feeding insects -- 14.4 Excretion and defecation. | |
14.5 Nutrition, digestion, and absorption -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Z. | |
Sommario/riassunto: | A comprehensive text on all aspects of the biology of aquatic insects around the world. This fauna comprises many thousands of species that previously lacked a dedicated reference text. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Aquatic entomology ![]() |
ISBN: | 0-19-166988-1 |
0-19-166987-3 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910824062203321 |
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