Principles Of Insect Morphology

Author : R. E. Snodgrass
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 150171791X
Total Pages : 684 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Principles of Insect Morphology written by R. E. Snodgrass and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2018-05-31 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic text, first published in 1935, is once again available. Still the standard reference in the English language, Principles of Insect Morphology is considered the author's masterpiece. A talented artist as well as one of the leading entomologists of his day, Robert E. Snodgrass produced a wealth of publications that display an accuracy and precision still unsurpassed. The 19 chapters in this volume cover each group of insect organs and their associated structures, at the same time providing a coherent morphological view of their fundamental nature and apparent evolution. To accomplish this aim, Snodgrass compares insect organs with those of other arthropods. Each chapter concludes with a glossary of terms. The 319 multipart illustrations are an invaluable source of information and have never been duplicated. This edition includes a new foreword by George Eickwort, Professor of Entomology at Cornell University, which relates the book to today's courses in insect morphology. Republication of this textbook will provide another generation of students with an essential foundation for their studies in entomology.

Author : Snodgrass R.E.
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788123911366
Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book Principles of Insect Morphology (PB) written by Snodgrass R.E. and published by . This book was released on 2004-02-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Rolf G. Beutel
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 3110264048
Total Pages : 532 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Insect Morphology and Phylogeny written by Rolf G. Beutel and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2013-12-12 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the last decades a remarkable renaissance has materialized in insect morphology, mainly triggered by the development of new cutting-edge technologies. This is an exciting time for biological synthesis where the mysteries and data derived from genomes can be combined with centuries of data from morphology and development. And, now, more than ever, detailed knowledge of morphology is essential to understanding the evolution of all groups of organisms. In this “age of phylogenomics” researchers rely on morphological data to support molecular findings, test complex evolutionary scenarios, and for placing fossil taxa. This textbook provides an in-depth treatment of the structures and the phylogeny of the megadiverse Hexapoda. The first part presents an up-to-date overview of general insect morphology with detailed drawings, scanning electron micrographs, and 3-D reconstructions. Also included is a chapter covering innovative morphological techniques (e.g., μ-computer tomography, 3-D modeling), brief treatments of insect development and phylogenetic methods, and a comprehensive morphological glossary. The second part is of a modern synthesis of insect systematics that includes taxon-specific morphological information for all Orders. The work is an invaluable reference for students and researchers working in all facets of biology and is a must for evolutionary biologists. A detailed understanding of morphology is essential in unraveling phylogenetic relationships and developing complex evolutionary scenarios. Increasingly researchers in phylogenomics are re/turning to morphological data to support their findings, while the development of new cutting-edge technologies has further increased interest in this growing field. This definitive handbook provides an in-depth treatment of insect morphology. The first part presents an up-to-date overview of insect morphology with detailed drawings, brilliant scanning electron micrographs and 3-D reconstructions as interactive PDFs. This is complemented by a chapter on innovative morphological techniques (e.g., μ-computer tomography, 3-D modeling) and a comprehensive morphological glossary. The second part treats the state of the art in insect systematics and includes taxon-specific morphological information for all orders. Systematics are treated formally, with for example the arguments for relationships (“apomorphies”) always listed explicitly. The work is a useful reference for students and researchers working in different fields of biology and a must for those dealing with insects from an evolutionary perspective.

Author : R. E. Snodgrass
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501740814
Total Pages : 481 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Textbook of Arthropod Anatomy written by R. E. Snodgrass and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2019-03-15 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The facts of arthropod structure are presented in clear, easy-to-use fashion in this text by R. E. Snodgrass. Examples of each of the classes from trilobites to insects are given. Musculature and mechanism of legs, eyes, feeding apparatus, body, head, and organs of digestion, excretion, and reproduction are described and illustrated. Over 640 drawings, most of them by the author, are arranged in 88 figures.

Author : Vincent B. Wigglesworth
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400959737
Total Pages : 832 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Principles of Insect Physiology written by Vincent B. Wigglesworth and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 832 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: INSECTS PROVIDE an ideal medium in which to study all the problems of physiology. But if this medium is to be used to the best advantage, the principles and peculiarities of the insect's organization must be first appreciated. It is the purpose of this book to set forth these principles so far as they are understood at the present day. There exist already many excellent text-books of general ento mology; notably those of Imms, Weber, and Snodgrass, to mention only the more recent. But these authors have necessarily been preoccupied chiefly with describing the diversity of form among insects; discussions on function being correspondingly condensed. In the present work the emphasis is reversed. Struc ture is described only to an extent sufficient to make the physiological argument intelligible. Every anatomical peculiarity, every ecological specialization, has indeed its physiological counterpart. In that sense, anatomy, physiology and ecology are not separable. But regarded from the standpoint from which the present work is written, the endless modifications that are met with among insects are but illustrations of the general principles of their physiology, which it is the aim of this book to set forth. Completeness in such a work is not possible, or desirable; but an endeavour has been made to illustrate each physiological characteristic by a few concrete examples, and to include sufficient references to guide the student to the more important sources. The physiology of insects is to some the handmaid of Economic Entomology.

Author : A. B. Saxena
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788174883476
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Principles of Insects Morphology written by A. B. Saxena and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Principles Of Insect Morphology Deals With The Elongated And Slender Body Of The Insects And All Principles Leading To The Insect Morphology. The Text Of The Book Has Been Carefully Organised To Meet The Long Felt Needs Of A Large Number Of Students And Research Scholars Who Deal With Different Aspects Of Entomology. The Title Is Intelligible To The Educated Layman But It Deals With Some Complex Ideas.The General Entomologist And Students Of Agricultural Entomology Will Find In This Book Valuable And Recent Information On The Subject And Its Allied Branches. The Book Provides A Nucleus Around Which The Teacher Can Plan A Successful Course Without Much Bearing On Complementary And Supplementary Readings. The Book Contains Diagrams, Graphs, Tables And Photographs Wherever Necessary.The Book Will Prove To Be A Boon To Teachers, Students And Research Scholars.

Author : Drion G. Boucias
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9780412035913
Total Pages : 570 pages
Book Rating : 4.1X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Principles of Insect Pathology written by Drion G. Boucias and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1998-11-30 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Principles of Insect Pathology, a text written from a pathological viewpoint, is intended for graduate-level students and researchers with a limited background in microbiology and in insect diseases. The book explains the importance of insect diseases and illuminates the complexity and diversity of insect-microbe relationships. Principles of Insect Pathology combines the disciplines of microbiology (virology, bacteriology, mycology, protozoology), pathology, and immunology within the context of the insect host, providing a format which is understandable to entomologists, microbiologists, and comparative pathologists.

Author : Alan A. Berryman
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1468450808
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Forest Insects written by Alan A. Berryman and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is intended as a general text for undergraduates studying the manage ment of forest insect pests. It is divided into four parts: insects, ecology, manage ment, and practice. Part I, Insects, contains two chapters. The first is intended to provide an overview of the general attributes of insects. Recognizing that it is impossible to adequately treat such a diverse and complex group of organisms in such a short space, I have attempted to highlight those insectan characteristics that make them difficult animals to combat. I have also tried to expose the insects' weak points, those attributes that make them vulnerable to manipulation by human actions. Even so, this first chapter will seem inadequate and sketchy to many of my colleagues. Ideally, this book should be used in conjunction with a laboratory manual covering insect anatomy, physiology, biology, behavior, and classifica tion in much greater depth-in fact, this is how I organize my forest entomology course. It is hoped that this first chapter will provide nonentomologists with a general feel for the insects and with a broad understanding of their strengths and weaknesses, while Chapter 2 will provide a brief overview of the diverse insect fauna that attacks the various parts of forest trees and their products.

Author : Robert Evans Snodgrass
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
ISBN 13 : 0486218015
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Insects written by Robert Evans Snodgrass and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2015-09-16 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rich in fascinating facts, this book is completely nontechnical and illustrated with hundreds of drawings. Readers receive a general overview of insect life and particulars of dozens of different species.

Author : Ryuichi Matsuda
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 1483187519
Total Pages : 543 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Morphology and Evolution of the Insect Abdomen written by Ryuichi Matsuda and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2017-01-31 with total page 543 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Morphology and Evolution of the Insect Abdomen: With Special Reference to Developmental Patterns and Their Bearings Upon Systematics focuses on the morphology and evolution of the skeletal structures of the insect abdomen and the internal reproductive system. Emphasis is placed on patterns of development and their implications for systematics. Comprised of 44 chapters, this book begins with an introduction to the principles of structural evolution, paying particular attention to morphogenetical regularities and anagenesis, heterochrony, substitution and homology, and analogy. The next section is devoted to various aspects of the insect abdomen including abdominal segmentation, appendages, and ovipositor as well as the male external genitalia, the male and female efferent duct, and the abdominal ganglia. The final section deals with the abdomen of a wide range of insect classes such as Protura, Collembola, Orthoptera, Coleoptera, Homoptera, Mantodea, and Diptera. This monograph will be of interest to entomologists, physiologists, and evolutionary biologists.