Insect Ecomorphology

Linking Functional Insect Morphology to Ecology and Evolution
Erscheinungsjahr 2024
ISBN: 978-0-443-18544-1
Verlag: Elsevier Health Sciences

Buch, Englisch, 350 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 450 g

Insect Ecomorphology: Linking Functional Insect Morphology to Ecology and Evolution offers up-to-date knowledge and understanding on the morphology of insects and the functional basis of their diversity. This book covers the form and function of insect body structures synthesized with their physiological performance capabilities, biological roles, and evolutionary histories. Written by international experts, this book explores the ecomorphology of functional systems such as insect feeding, locomotion, sensing, and reproduction. The combination of conceptual and review chapters, methodological approaches, and case studies enables readers to delve into active research fields and attain a general idea of the explanatory power of the form-function-performance paradigm. The book uncovers key structures of the different regions of the insect body, elucidates how they function, and investigates their ecological and evolutionary implications. It will be a vital resource for entomologists, biologists, and zoologists, especially those seeking to better understand the morphology and physiological impacts tying insects to environments and evolution.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Betz, Oliver

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Vorklinische Medizin: Grundlagenfächer Anatomie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Evolutionsbiologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Entwicklungsbiologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Ökologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Molekularbiologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Vorklinische Medizin: Grundlagenfächer Physiologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Wirbellose (Invertebrata)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction to the field of insect ecomorphology 2. Conceptual issues in insect ecomorphology Part I: Ecomorphology of the insect body 3. Mouthparts 4. Compound eyes 5. Flight 6. Locomotion (terrestrial and aquatic) 7. Tarsal and pretarsal attachment organs 8. Ovipositors 9. Mechano- and chemosensillar Part II: Methodological approaches 10. Biomechanical approaches to the study of insect morphology 11. Methods for the study of insect behavior in the ecomorphological content 12. Trait-function relationships - Trait-based approaches in ecomorphology Part III: Case Studies 13. Damselflies 14. Trap-jaw ants 15. Insect-plant interactions 16. Feeding ecology of sap-sucking insects 17. Ants Part IV: Biomimetics 18. How insect biomimetics can benefit from ecomorphological research

Über Autor(innen)

Betz, Oliver
Oliver Betz gained a Ph.D. from the University of Bayreuth, Germany, in 1994 for his work on the morphology, function, and evolution of the prey-capture apparatus in Stenus rove beetles. He then became interested in the broader fields of functional and ecological morphology and qualified in 2002 as a professor in ecology and zoology at the University of Kiel, Germany. Since 2004, Oliver has been a full professor of Evolutionary Biology of Invertebrates at the Biology Department at the University of Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. His research focuses on the functional and ecological morphology of insects, taking into account the integration of morphology and ecology to improve the understanding of the function of morphological structures in their ecological (environment) and evolutionary (history) context.