Daly and Doyen's Introduction to Insect Biology and Diversity
by Whitfield, James B.; Purcell III, Alexander H.Edition: 3rd
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2012-04-10
Publisher(s): Oxford University Press
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Summary
The most comprehensive and most affordable insect biology textbook available. The third edition focuses more on biological principles, highlights the relevance of the subject to students' everyday lives, introduces the latest scientific research, and includes numerous new and/or thoroughly updated insect identification keys. James Whitfield, of the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, joins the author team, bringing a wealth of expertise on molecular analysis relating to development and systematics. In keeping with the changing nature of the entomology course, the text has been recrafted with both entomology majors as well as other interested undergraduates in mind. The revised text introduces key themes, such as evolution, applications to the real world, and new pedagogic tools, making the material even more relevant, interesting, and engaging. At the same time, the text maintains all its original strengths as an authoritative source for the latest discoveries from the lab by thoroughly updating key topics and illustrations. The revision's three-pronged approach- updating of core biological principles, adding new and updated identification keys, and making the material more accessible through pedagogical devices- truly makes Daly and Doyen's Introduction to Insect Biology and Diversity the most comprehensive and affordable entomology text available.
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. vii |
| Acknowledgements | p. xi |
| Insects as Organisms | p. 1 |
| Introduction | p. 3 |
| The Insect Body | p. 18 |
| The Integument | p. 51 |
| Continuity of the Generations: Development and Reproduction | p. 63 |
| Maintenance and Movement | p. 92 |
| Reception of Stimuli and Integration of Activities | p. 131 |
| Social Relationships | p. 162 |
| Insect Ecology and Relationships with Other Organisms | p. 181 |
| Diversity and Adaptations of Insects in Selected Habitats | p. 183 |
| Insects and Vascular Plants | p. 212 |
| Entomophagous Insects | p. 232 |
| Insects and Microbes | p. 245 |
| Medical and Veterinary Entomology | p. 260 |
| Pest Management | p. 273 |
| Insects and Conservation | p. 297 |
| Insect Diversity | p. 309 |
| The Study of Classification | p. 311 |
| An Evolutionary Perspective of the Insects | p. 319 |
| Keys to the Orders of Hexapoda | p. 342 |
| The Noninsect Hexapoda: Protura, Collembola, and Diplura | p. 351 |
| The Apterygote Insects: Archaeognatha and Thysanura | p. 359 |
| Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies) | p. 365 |
| Order Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselfhes) | p. 375 |
| Order Blattodea (Including Former Isoptera): Cockroaches and Termites | p. 382 |
| Order Mantodea (Mantids) | p. 393 |
| Order Grylloblattodea (Grylloblattids) | p. 396 |
| Order Mantophasmatodea (Heelwalkers or Gladiators) | p. 398 |
| Order Dermaptera (Earwigs) | p. 400 |
| Order Plecoptera (Stoneflies) | p. 404 |
| Order Embiidina (Embioptera, Webspinners, Embiids) | p. 410 |
| Order Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, etc.) | p. 413 |
| Order Phasmatodea (Stick Insects) | p. 419 |
| Order Zoraptera (ZorapterAns) | p. 422 |
| Order Psocoptera (Psocids, Bark Lice, and Book Lice) | p. 425 |
| Order Phthiraptera (Lice) | p. 446 |
| Order Hemiptera (Bugs, Leafhoppers, etc.) | p. 451 |
| Order Thysanoptera (Thrips) | p. 476 |
| Order Megaloptera (Alderflies and Dobsonflies) | p. 481 |
| Order Raphidioptera (Snakeflies) | p. 484 |
| Order Neuroptera (Lacewings, Ant Lions, etc.) | p. 486 |
| Order Coleoptera (Beetles) | p. 493 |
| Order Strepsiptera (Twisted Wing Parasites) | p. 525 |
| Order Hymenoptera (Bees, Wasps, Ants, etc.) | p. 530 |
| Order Mecoptera (Scorpion Flies) | p. 561 |
| Order Diptera (Flies) | p. 565 |
| Order Siphonaptera (Fleas) | p. 596 |
| Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths) | p. 600 |
| Order Trichoptera (Caddisflies) | p. 630 |
| Collecting and Preservation | p. 641 |
| Glossary | p. 653 |
| References | p. 667 |
| Taxonomic Index | p. 711 |
| Subject Index | p. 721 |
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