Ecomorphology of Cyclorrhaphan Larvae (Diptera)

Graham E. Rotheray (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

IX, 286 Seiten

2019 | 1st ed. 2019
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-92545-5 (ISBN)

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This book offers an overview of the larva of Diptera Cyclorrhapha. It first discusses the principal forms, functions and roles of larvae, and then evaluates feeding, locomotion and respiration in larval saprophages, phytophages and zoophages as keys to understanding and predicting larval morphology. It also highlights how the environment affects morphology, the adaptiveness of morphological features and compares the adaptive features. Assessing the larval attributes that have the potential to explain the success of the Cyclorrhapha, the book also suggests future research directions and provides a summary of main findings and conclusions. As such, it appeals to entomologists, evolutionary biologists and Diptera researchers in all fields.

Chapter 1: The Cyclorrhaphan larva.- Chapter 2: Acquiring data: targets, problems and solutions.- Chapter 3: Forms, functions and names.- Chapter 4: Mobility and locomotion.- Chapter 5: Respiration.- Chapter 6: Saprophagy, developing on decay.- Chapter 7: Phytophagy and mycophagy.- Chapter 8: Zoophagy: predation and parasitism.- Chapter 9: The Cyclorrhaphan larva as a data source.

Erscheinungsdatum	10.08.2019
Reihe/Serie	Zoological Monographs
Zusatzinfo	IX, 286 p. 65 illus., 62 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	600 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
Schlagworte	cyclorrhaphan ecology and evolution • cyclorrhaphan locomotory system • cyclorrhaphan respiratory system • endopterygote insects • Entomology • Mycophagy • Necrophagy • Phytophagy • Saprophagy • Zoophagy
ISBN-10	3-319-92545-8 / 3319925458
ISBN-13	978-3-319-92545-5 / 9783319925455
Zustand	Neuware