Encyclopedia of insects
Publisher's description: The Encyclopedia of Insects is a comprehensive work devoted to all aspects of insects, including their anatomy, physiology, evolution, behavior, reproduction, ecology, and disease, as well as issues of exploitation, conservation, and management. Articles provide definitive facts about all insects from aphids, beetles and butterflies to weevils and yellowjackets. Insects are beautiful and dreadful, ravenous pests and devastating disease vectors, resilient and resistant to eradication, and the source of great benefit and great loss for civilization. Important for ecosystem health, they have influenced the evolution of other life forms on our planet including humans. Anyone interested in insects, from university professors and researchers to high school students preparing a report, will find The Encyclopedia of Insects an indispensable volume for insect information
Encyclopedia
1 online resource (xxviii, 1266 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps
9780080546056, 0080546056
233574266
Front Cover; Encyclopedia of INSECTS; Copyright Page; Contents; Contents by Subject Area; Contributors; Guide to the Encyclopedia; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1. Accessory Glands; Chapter 2. Aestivation; Chapter 3. Agricultural Entomology; Chapter 4. Amber; Chapter 5. Anatomy: Head, Thorax, Abdomen, and Genitalia; Chapter 6. Antennae; Chapter 7. Ants; Chapter 8. Aphids; Chapter 9. Apis Species; Chapter 10. Aposematic Coloration; Chapter 11. Apterygota; Chapter 12. Aquatic Habitats; Chapter 13. Archaeognatha; Chapter 14. Arthropoda and Related Groups; Chapter 15. Auchenorrhyncha