The Lepidoptera: Form, Function, and Diversity - Rilegato

Scoble, Malcolm J.

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0198540310 ISBN 13: 9780198540311

Casa editrice: OUP Oxford, 1992

Riassunto

The Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) are one of the largest groups of insects with over 150,000 named species. This book deals with their structure and function, environmental significance, and diversity. Part I provides a review of the main body parts with discussion of function and importance in the lifestyle of the organisms. Further chapters cover feeding, flight, migration, hearing, sound production, defence, and many other aspects of Lepidopteran life. Environmental aspects, which are summarized in Part II, are discussed mainly in terms of larvae as herbivores and as prey. In Part III, the author provides a global survey of the Lepidoptera. He describes their biology, classification, and evolutionary relationships within and between groups. This book will be an indispensable reference work for naturalists, professional entomologists, and conservationists for years to come.

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L'autore

Malcolm J. Scoble is at The Natural History Museum, London.

Contenuti

Introduction; The adult head; The adult thorax; The adult abdomen; Juvenile stages; Communication: sound, hearing and scent; Environmental and ecological importance of Lepidoptera; Introduction to Lepidopteran classification; Primitive moths; Early Heteroneura; Lower Ditrysia; Higher Ditrysia; References; Index.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: OUP Oxford
• Data di pubblicazione: 1992
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0198540310
• ISBN 13: 9780198540311
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 416
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile