The insects : structure and function

The Insects takes a detailed look at how insects function as animals. This textbook brings together basic anatomy and physiology and relates them to behavior. Coverage emphasizes the roles of different functional systems in the context of the whole organism using studies of many different species as examples. Unlike other texts, The Insects does not dwell on classification, opting instead to take an in-depth look at physiology, providing any biologist with a better 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, this fourth edition has been rewritten throughout, while retaining the successful structure of the earlier editions. Illustrations have been augmented with electron micrographs, and expanded reference sections will make this volume a valuable addition to all biologists' bookshelves. Title ......Page 3 Copyright ......Page 4 Contents ......Page 5 Preface ......Page 11 Acknowledgments......Page 13 PART I The Head, Ingestion, Utilization and Distribution of Food......Page 19 1 Head......Page 21 2 Mouthparts and feeding......Page 30 3 Alimentary canal, digestion and absorption......Page 56 4 Nutrition......Page 87 5 Circulatory system, blood and immune systems......Page 112 6 Fat body......Page 150 PART II The Thorax and Locomotion......Page 161 7 Thorax......Page 163 8 Legs and locomotion......Page 169 9 Wings and flight......Page 203 10 Muscles......Page 247 PART III The Abdomen, Reproduction and Development......Page 275 11 Abdomen......Page 277 12 Reproductive system: male......Page 286 13 Reproductive system: female......Page 313 14 The egg and embryology......Page 343 15 Postembryonic development......Page 381 PART IV The Integument, Gas Exchange and Homeostasis......Page 431 16 Integument......Page 433 17 Gaseous exchange......Page 459 18 Excretion and salt and water regulation......Page 496 19 Thermal relations......Page 527 A Physiological Co-ordination Within the Insect......Page 549 20 Nervous system......Page 551 21 Endocrine system......Page 588 B Perception of the Environment......Page 603 22 Vision......Page 605 23 Mechanoreception......Page 628 24 Chemoreception......Page 654 C Communication with Other Organisms......Page 673 25 Visual signals: color and light production......Page 675 26 Mechanical communication: producing sound and substrate vibrations......Page 698 27 Chemical communication: pheromones and chemicals with interspecific significance......Page 722 Taxonomic Index......Page 759 Subject Index......Page 767 Insects and other arthropods are built up on a segmental plan and their characteristics feature is a hard, jointed exoskeleton.

extensively Rewritten And Long-awaited Update Of The Standard Text On Insect Structure And Function.