Gullan / Cranston The Insects

An Outline of Entomology
4. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4443-1767-1
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 584 Seiten, E-Book

This established, popular textbook provides a stimulating andcomprehensive introduction to the insects, the animals thatrepresent over half of the planet's biological diversity. In thisnew fourth edition, the authors introduce the key features ofinsect structure, function, behavior, ecology and classification,placed within the latest ideas on insect evolution. Much of thebook is organised around major biological themes - living on theground, in water, on plants, in colonies, and as predators,parasites/parasitoids and prey. A strong evolutionary theme ismaintained throughout. The ever-growing economic importance ofinsects is emphasized in new boxes on insect pests, and in chapterson medical and veterinary entomology, and pest management. Updated'taxoboxes' provide concise information on all aspects of each ofthe 27 major groupings (orders) of insects.
Key Features:
* All chapters thoroughly updated with the latest results frominternational studies
* Accompanying website with downloadable illustrations and linksto video clips
* All chapters to include new text boxes of topical issues andstudies
* Major revision of systematic and taxonomy chapter
* Still beautifully illustrated with more new illustrations fromthe artist, Karina McInnes
A companion resources site is available at www.wiley.com/go/gullan/insects. This siteincludes:
* Copies of the figures from the book for downloading, along witha PDF of the captions.
* Colour versions of key figures from the book
* A list of useful web links for each chapter, selected by theauthor.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gullan, P. J.

Cranston, P. S.

Über Autor(innen)

Penny Gullan and Peter Cranston are professors in the Department of Entomology, University of California, Davis, USA., where they jointly teach undergraduate courses in biodiversity, insect systematics and general entomology, and conduct research on Coccoidea and Chironomidae, respectively. They maintain strong connections to the Australian National University, Canberra, where, as Visiting Fellows, much of this fourth edition was revised.