Insect Ecology (eBook)

An Ecosystem Approach

Timothy D. Schowalter (Autor)

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2006 | 2. Auflage
576 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-0-08-050881-8 (ISBN)

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Dr. Timothy Schowalter has succeeded in creating a unique, updated treatment of insect ecology. This revised and expanded text looks at how insects adapt to environmental conditions while maintaining the ability to substantially alter their environment. It covers a range of topics- from individual insects that respond to local changes in the environment and affect resource distribution, to entire insect communities that have the capacity to modify ecosystem conditions.

Insect Ecology, Second Edition, synthesizes the latest research in the field and has been produced in full color throughout. It is ideal for students in both entomology and ecology-focused programs.

NEW TO THIS EDITION:

* New topics such as elemental defense by plants, chaotic models, molecular methods to measure disperson, food web relationships, and more

* Expanded sections on plant defenses, insect learning, evolutionary tradeoffs, conservation biology and more

* Includes more than 350 new references

* More than 40 new full-color figures

Inhalt

FRONT COVER 1
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF INSECTS 4
COPYRIGHT PAGE 5
CONTENTS 6
CONTENTS BY SUBJECT AREA 18
CONTRIBUTORS 22
GUIDE TO THE ENCYCLOPEDIA 31
FOREWORD 33
PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION 35
PREFACE 36
ABOUT THE EDITORS 37
A 38
Acari 38
Accessory Glands 38
Acoustic Behavior 39
Aedes Mosquito 39
Aestivation 39
Africanized Bees 41
Agricultural Entomology 41
Alderfly 45
Amber 45
Anatomy: Head, Thorax, Abdomen, and Genitalia 48
Anopheles Mosquito 58
Anoplura 58
Antennae 58
Ants 61
Aphids 64
Apis Species 68
Aposematic Coloration 70
Apterygota 75
Aquatic Habitats 75
Arachnida 85
Archaeognatha 85
Arthropoda and Related Groups 87
Auchenorrhyncha 93
Autohemorrhage 101
Autotomy 101
B 102
Bedbugs 102
Bee 103
Beekeeping 103
Bee Products 108
Beetle 112
Biodiversity 112
Biogenic Amines 117
Biogeographical Patterns 119
Biological Control of Insect Pests 128
Bioluminescence 138
Biotechnology and Insects 142
Blattodea 145
Blood 149
Blood Sucking 149
Body Size 151
Boll Weevil 153
Bombyx mori 154
Book Louse 156
Borers 156
Brain and Optic Lobes 158
Bristletail 167
Bubonic Plague 167
C 170
Caddisfly 170
Caste 170
Caterpillars 172
Cat Fleas 175
Cave Insects 176
Cell Culture 181
Chemical Defense 182
Chemoreception 185
Chiggers and Other Disease-Causing Mites 189
Chitin 193
Chromosomes 195
Chrysalis 199
Cicadas 200
Circadian Rhythms 202
Circulatory System 206
Classification 210
Cockroach 210
Cocoon 210
Codling Moth 211
Coevolution 212
Cold/Heat Protection 216
Coleoptera 220
Collection and Preservation 238
Collembola 243
Colonies 247
Colorado Potato Beetle 249
Coloration 250
Commercialization of Insects and Their Products 257
Conservation 264
Crickets 269
Crypsis 273
Cultural Entomology 276
Cuticle 282
D 284
Daddy-Long-Legs 284
Damselfly 285
Dance Language 285
DDT 288
Defensive Behavior 289
Delusory Parasitosis 294
Dengue 294
Dermaptera 296
Development, Hormonal Control of 298
Diapause 304
Digestion 308
Digestive System 310
Diplura 318
Diptera 321
Diversity 334
Division of Labor in Insect Societies 334
Dobsonfly 336
Dog Heartworm 336
Dormancy 337
Dragonfly 338
Drosophila melanogaster 338
Dung Beetles 341
E 345
Earwig 345
Ecdysis 345
Ecdysteroids 345
Eggs 348
Egg Coverings 349
Ekbom Syndrome 350
Embiidina 352
Embryogenesis 353
Endangered Insects 357
Endopterygota 361
Entomological Societies 361
Ephemeroptera 365
Estivation 371
Evolution 371
Excretion 371
Exopterygota 376
Exoskeleton 376
Extension Entomology 379
Eyes and Vision 382
F 393
Fat Body 393
Feeding Behavior 394
Fire Ants 399
Flea 401
Flight 401
Fly 409
Folk Beliefs and Superstitions 409
Food, Insects as 413
Forensic Entomology 418
Forest Habitats 423
Fossil Record 433
Freshwater Habitats 440
Fruit Fly 440
G 441
Gallmaking and Insects 441
Genetically Modified Plants 443
Genetic Engineering 447
Genetic Variation 453
Grasshopper 456
Genomics 456
Grassland Habitats 461
Greenhouse Gases, Global Warming, and Insects 465
Growth, Individual 468
Grylloblattodea 471
Gypsy Moth 472
H 477
Hearing 477
Hemiptera 483
Hemolymph 483
Heteroptera 486
Hibernation 486
History of Entomology 486
Homeostasis, Behavioral 495
Homoptera 496
Honey 496
Honey Bee 498
Honeydew 498
Hornet 500
Host Seeking, by Parasitoids 500
Host Seeking, for Plants 503
House Fly 506
Human History, Insects Effect on 508
Hymenoptera 510
Hypermetamorphosis 521
Hyperparasitism 523
I 526
Imaginal Discs 526
Immunology 529
Industrial Melanism 533
Insecta, Overview 538
Insecticides 539
Insecticide and Acaricide Resistance 542
Insectivorous Plants 548
Insectivorous Vertebrates 551
Insect Zoos 553
Integrated Pest Management 560
Integument 565
Introduced Insects 566
Island Biogeography 570
Isoptera 572
J 576
Japanese Beetle 576
June Beetles 577
Juvenile Hormones 578
K 583
Katydid 583
Killer Bees 583
L 584
Lacewing 584
Ladybugs 584
Larva 588
Learning 589
Legs 592
Lepidoptera 596
Lice 624
Lice, Human 624
Locusts 626
M 629
Magnetic Sense 629
Malaria 631
Mantodea 634
Mantophasmatodea 636
Marine Insects 637
Mating Behaviors 641
Mechanoreception 647
Mecoptera 648
Medical Entomology 651
Medicine, Insects in 655
Megaloptera 657
Metabolism 660
Metamorphosis 664
Migration 665
Mimicry 670
Mites 680
Molting 686
Monarchs 691
Mosquitoes 695
Moth 700
Mouthparts 700
Movies, Insects in 705
Muscle System 712
Museums and Display Collections 717
N 722
Neosomy 722
Neotropical African Bees 723
Nervous System 725
Nest Building 725
Neuropeptides 728
Neuroptera 732
Nomenclature and Classification, Principles of 744
Nutrition 752
O 758
Ocelli and Stemmata 758
Odonata 758
Orientation 766
Orthoptera 769
Ovarioles 780
Oviposition Behavior 782
P 785
Parasitoids 785
Parental Care 788
Parthenogenesis in Insects and Mites 790
Pathogens of Insects 794
Phasmida 802
Pheromones 803
Phoresy 809
Photography of Insects 811
Phthiraptera 814
Phylogeny of Insects 817
Physical Control of Insect Pests 831
Phytophagous Insects 835
Phytotoxicity 837
Plant Diseases and Insects 839
Plant–Insect Interactions 843
Plecoptera 847
Pollination and Pollinators 850
Pollution, Insect Response to 856
Polyembryony 858
Population Ecology 863
Praying Mantid 874
Predation/Predatory Insects 874
Prosorrhyncha 876
Protura 892
Psocoptera 895
Pterygota 897
Puddling Behavior 897
Pupa and Puparium 899
Q 900
Queen 900
R 901
Raphidioptera 901
Rearing of Insects 903
Recruitment Communication 906
Regulatory Entomology 914
Reproduction, Female 917
Reproduction, Female: Hormonal Control of 919
Reproduction, Male 922
Reproduction, Male: Hormonal Control of 924
Research Tools, Insects as 925
Respiratory System 926
River Blindness 932
S 934
Salivary Glands 934
Scale Insect 938
Scales and Setae 938
Scorpions 941
Segmentation 946
Sericulture 949
Sex Determination 951
Sexual Selection 954
Silk Moth 958
Silk Production 958
Silverfish 961
Siphonaptera 961
Snakefly 965
Sociality 965
Soil Habitats 972
Sound Production 976
Spermatheca 976
Spermatophore 977
Spiders 978
Springtail 988
Stamps, Insects and 988
Sterile Insect Technique 990
Sternorrhyncha 994
Stonefly 1004
Stored Products as Habitats 1004
Strepsiptera 1008
Swimming, Lake Insects 1009
Swimming and Other Movements, Stream Insects 1012
Symbionts Aiding Digestion 1015
Symbionts, Bacterial 1020
Systematics 1024
T 1025
Taste 1025
Taxonomy 1025
Teaching Resources 1025
Temperature, Effects on Development and Growth 1027
Termite 1030
Terrestrial Insects 1030
Thermoregulation 1030
Thrips 1036
Thysanoptera 1036
Thysanura 1040
Ticks 1040
Touch 1048
Tracheal System 1048
Trichoptera (Caddisfiies) 1052
Tsetse Fly 1057
U 1062
Urban Habitats 1062
V 1065
Venom 1065
Veterinary Entomology 1068
Vibrational Communication 1071
Vinegaroons 1075
Vision 1078
Vitellogenesis 1078
W 1081
Walking and Jumping 1081
Wasps 1086
Water and Ion Balance, Hormonal Control of 1089
Wings 1092
Wolbachia 1098
Worker 1100
Y 1101
Yellow Fever 1101
Yellowjacket 1102
Z 1102
Zoonotic Agents, Arthropod-Borne 1102
Zoraptera 1106
Zygentoma 1107
GLOSSARY 1110
A 1110
B 1111
C 1112
D 1114
E 1114
F 1115
G 1116
H 1117
I 1118
J 1118
K 1118
L 1119
M 1119
N 1120
O 1121
P 1121
Q 1124
R 1124
S 1124
T 1126
U 1127
V 1127
W 1127
X 1128
Y 1128
Z 1128
SUBJECT INDEX 1130
A 1130
B 1133
C 1135
D 1139
E 1141
F 1143
G 1144
H 1145
I 1148
J 1149
K 1149
L 1149
M 1151
N 1154
O 1155
P 1156
Q 1160
R 1161
S 1162
T 1165
U 1167
V 1167
W 1168
X 1168
Y 1168
Z 1168

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 27.2.2006
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• ISBN-10: 0-08-050881-2 / 0080508812
• ISBN-13: 978-0-08-050881-8 / 9780080508818