The Insects structure and function

Chapman, R. F.

ISBN 10: 0444197583 / ISBN 13: 9780444197580

Edité par American Elsevier Pub. Co., New York, 1969

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B&W Illustrations; 7 x 9 3/4 x 2; xii, 819 pages; Hard cover has grey lettering on white spine. Covers have light bumping, rubbing, sunning and scuffing. Pages are clean and tight; appears as if unused. Lavishly illustrated with 509 b/w figures. Contents: ection A. The head, ingestion, utilisation and distribution of food --Head and its appendages ; Feeding ; The alimentary canal ; Digestion and absorption ; Nutrition ; The fat body and general metabolism --Section B. The thorax and movement. The thorax and legs ; Locomotion ; The wings ; Movement and control of the wings ; The muscles ; Flight activity --Section C. The abdomen, reproduction and development. The abdomen ; The reproductive system ; Mating behaviour and the transfer of sperm to the female ; Oviposition and the egg ; Embryology ; Unusual types of development ; Hatching and postembryonic development ; Metamorphosis --Section D. The cuticle, respiration and excretion. The integument ; The tracheal system and respiration in terrestrial insects ; Respiration in aquatic and endoparastitic insects ; Nitrogenous excretion and salt and water regulation --Section E. The nervous and sensory systems. The nervous system ; The eyes and vision ; Sound production ; Mechanoreception ; Chemoreception ; Temperature and humidity --Section F. The blood, hormones and pheromones. The circulatory system ; The haemolymph ; The endocrine organs and hormones ; Diapause ; Pheromones. References; taxonomic index; index. Overweight/4#. N° de réf. du vendeur 8711

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Titre : The Insects structure and function

Éditeur : American Elsevier Pub. Co., New York

Date d'édition : 1969

Reliure : Hardcover

Etat : Very Good+

Etat de la jaquette : No Dust Jacket

Edition : First Edition (?).

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Synopsis :

Book by Chapman R F

Présentation de l'éditeur:

The Insects is about how insects function as animals; it brings together basic anatomy and physiology and relates this to behavior. It emphasizes the roles of different functional systems in the context of the whole organism, using studies of many different species as illustrations. Unlike other texts, it does not dwell on classification, but takes an in-depth look at physiology. As such it will provide all biologists with a basic understanding of how insects work. A long-awaited update of a well-established standard text and respected reference work for students and researchers in zoology, entomology and physiology, it has been rewritten throughout, whilst retaining the successful structure of the earlier editions. Improved illustrations have been augmented with electron micrographs, and expanded reference sections will make it a valuable addition to all biologists' bookshelves.