Introduction to Insect Biology and Diversity by Alexander H. Purcell III, John T. Doyen, Howell V. Daly and Alexander H. Purcell (1998, Hardcover)

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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100195100336

ISBN-139780195100334

eBay Product ID (ePID)240113

Product Key Features

Number of Pages696 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameIntroduction to Insect Biology and Diversity

Publication Year1998

SubjectLife Sciences / Zoology / Entomology

FeaturesRevised

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaScience

AuthorAlexander H. Purcell III, John T. Doyen, Howell V. Daly, Alexander H. Purcell

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.5 in

Item Weight47.3 Oz

Item Length7.8 in

Item Width9.5 in

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Edition Number2

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN97-027059

Reviews"The most comprehensive and best researched introductory entomology text available today. The functional insect key is an excellent feature that allows students to use one book for both lecture and laboratory."--Lee Dyer, Mesa State College"[Wlell done with good coverage of insect biology, morphology, life systems, and diversity. Provides good treatment of orders with keys down to family level. Very good photographs and drawings."--Charles T. Allen, University of Arkansas-Monticello"Includes a fine treatment of form and function. Important assets are numerous line drawings, B&W photos, and a very attractive color-photo section."--Vaughn M. Rundquist, Montana State University"Best edition yet!"--David H. Kistner, California State University, Chico"An excellent introductory textbook. I will use it as recommended reading for students in upper-division courses who have little or no entomological background."--L.E. Ehler, University of California, Davis"Reveals the fascinating aspects of insects, pictorially and in text, that are generally appreciated only by the enthusiast. The book provides the best photographs, in general, I have ever seen in a text....A wonderful book for the young and old!"--Peter W. Price, Northen Arizona University"Just the book that I have been looking for. The writing style is engaging..."--Francis Drummond, University of Maine"A good, comprehensive text that includes taxonomic keys. It relieves the burden on students of buying more than one book to complete the course."--John Rumph, Lewis and Clark State College, "The most comprehensive and best researched introductory entomology text available today. The functional insect key is an excellent feature that allows students to use one book for both lecture and laboratory."--Lee Dyer, Mesa State College, "Reveals the fascinating aspects of insects, pictorially and in text, that are generally appreciated only by the enthusiast. The book provides the best photographs, in general, I have ever seen in a text....A wonderful book for the young and old!"--Peter W. Price, Northen ArizonaUniversity, "An excellent introductory textbook. I will use it as recommended reading for students in upper-division courses who have little or no entomological background."--L.E. Ehler, University of California, Davis, "An excellent introductory textbook. I will use it as recommended readingfor students in upper-division courses who have little or no entomologicalbackground."--L.E. Ehler, University of California, Davis, "A good, comprehensive text that includes taxonomic keys. It relieves the burden on students of buying more than one book to complete the course."--John Rumph, Lewis and Clark State College, "Includes a fine treatment of form and function. Important assets are numerous line drawings, BandW photos, and a very attractive color-photo section."--Vaughn M. Rundquist, Montana State University, "[Wlell done with good coverage of insect biology, morphology, life systems, and diversity. Provides good treatment of orders with keys down to family level. Very good photographs and drawings."--Charles T. Allen, University of Arkansas-Monticello, "Just the book that I have been looking for. The writing style is engaging..."--Francis Drummond, University of Maine, "[Wlell done with good coverage of insect biology, morphology, lifesystems, and diversity. Provides good treatment of orders with keys down tofamily level. Very good photographs and drawings."--Charles T. Allen, Universityof Arkansas-Monticello

Dewey Edition21

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal595.7

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

Table Of ContentPART ONE INSECTS AS ORGANISMS1. Introduction2. The Insect Body3. The Integument4. Continuity of the Generations: Development and Reproduction5. Maintenance and Movement6. Reception of Stimuli and Integration of Activities7. Social RelationshipsPART TWO INSECT ECOLOGY8. Population Biology9. Diversity and Adaptations of Insects in Selected Habitats10. Insects and Vascular Plants11. Entomophagous Insects12. Insects and Vertebrates13. Insects and Microbes14. Pest ManagementPART THREE INSECT DIVERSITY15. An Evolutionary Perspective of the Insecta16. Key to the Classes and Orders of Common Hexapodous Arthropods17. The Parainsecta: Collembola and Protura18. The Entognatha: Diplura19. The Apterygota: Archeognatha and Thysanura20. Ephemeroptera21. Odonata22. Blattodea23. Mantodea24. Isoptera25. Grylloblattodea26. Dermaptera27. Plecoptera28. Embiidina29. Orthoptera30. Phasmatodea31. Zoraptera32. Psocoptera33. Phthiraptera34. Hemiptera35. Thysanoptera36. Megaloptera37. Raphidioptera38. Neuroptera39. Coleoptera40. Strepsiptera41. Mecoptera42. Diptera43. Siphonaptera44. Lepidoptera45. Trichoptera46. Hymenoptera47. Collection and PreservationGlossaryReferences CitedIndexesTaxonomic IndexSubject Index

SynopsisExtensively revised and reorganized, the second edition of Introduction to Insect Biology and Diversity serves as an ideal text for courses in general entomology with laboratory sections. Written for students who have completed an introductory course in biology, it provides an in-depth treatment of both the biology of insects and their classification, including keys for identification for over four hundred families. The common insects of North America are discussed as well as species found elsewhere in the world. Parts I and II provide reading material for lectures: Part I: Insects as Organisms, covers morphology, physiology, and behavior, including social behavior. Part II: Insect Ecology, begins with population biology and includes chapters on insects in relation to their environments and pest management. Part III, Insect Diversity, provides source material for the laboratory. The classification of insects, their evolution, and fossil record are discussed first, followed by coverage of each order in terms of general biology and ecology, keys for identification of families, and, in some chapters, discussion of the biologies of families. All insect orders and over four hundred families of insects are treated. This second edition features new chapters on population biology, insects and microbes, pest management, and methods for making an insect collection. It is illustrated with new line drawings by Barbara Boole Daly and many new photographs, including 48 in color, by Edward S. Ross. A unique feature in a text of this kind, these color photographs allow students to witness a variety of life forms and habits that they normally would not have the opportunity to observe in nature., Introduction to Insect Biology and Diversity is a text for courses in general entomology with laboratory. It was written for students who have completed introductory biology. Both biology and classification are treated in depth including keys for identification of over four hundred families. Additional features are chapters on population biology, pest management, and methods for collecting insects. The text is illustrated with numerous line drawings by Barbara B. Daly and features photographs by Edward S. Ross.

LC Classification NumberQL463.D34 1998