Conopidae (Diptera) - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Conopidae (Diptera) write by Jens-Hermann Stuke. This book was released on 2017-01-16. Conopidae (Diptera) available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The World Catalogue of the Conopidae offers the first complete list of this Diptera family worldwide since 1919. 808 recent and fossil species, together with their synonyms, belonging to 57 genera are listed. All original descriptions have been verified by the author. Type material and its depository is described for every species, the published distribution for each species is documented at the country level, and a complete list of references is provided for every record. Published information concerning hosts, possible hosts and egg carriers is compiled, with some 309 host species being reported for 73 species of Conopidae. With more than 1450 literature citations, this catalogue presents by far the most complete taxonomic assessment of this family produced to date.
Manual of Central American Diptera
Manual of Central American Diptera - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Manual of Central American Diptera write by Brian Victor Brown. This book was released on 2009. Manual of Central American Diptera available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. While volume 1 includes several introductory chapters and treats 42 families of flies in the Lower Diptera, volume 2 covers the remaining 64 families of flies that make up the Higher Diptera (or Cyclorrhapha). These include families of house flies, fruit flies, bot flies, flower flies and many other lesser-known groups. The text is accompanies by over 1660 line drawings and photographs.
A Catalog of the Diptera of America North of Mexico
A Catalog of the Diptera of America North of Mexico - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Catalog of the Diptera of America North of Mexico write by United States. Entomology Research Division. This book was released on 1965. A Catalog of the Diptera of America North of Mexico available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Set includes revised editions of some issues.
Insect Mouthparts
Insect Mouthparts - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Insect Mouthparts write by Harald W. Krenn. This book was released on 2019-12-09. Insect Mouthparts available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This is the first comprehensive book focusing on the form and function of insect mouthparts. Written by leading experts, it reviews the current knowledge on feeding types and the evolution of mouthparts and presents new research approaches. The richly illustrated articles cover topics ranging from functional morphology, biomechanics of biting and chewing, and the biophysics of fluid-feeding to the morphogenesis and genetics of mouthpart development, ecomorphology in flower-visiting insects as well as the evolution of mouthparts, including fossil records. Intended for entomologists and scientists interested in interdisciplinary approaches, the book provides a solid basis for future scientific work. Chapter 6 of this book is available open access under a CC BY 4.0 license at link.springer.com.
Parasites in Social Insects
Parasites in Social Insects - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Parasites in Social Insects write by Paul Schmid-Hempel. This book was released on 2019-12-31. Parasites in Social Insects available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book analyzes for the first time how parasites shape the biology of social insects: the ants, wasps, bees, and termites. Paul Schmid-Hempel provides an overview of the existing knowledge of parasites in social insects. Current ideas are evaluated using a broad database, and the role of parasites for the evolution and maintenance of the social organization and biology of insects is carefully scrutinized. In addition, the author develops new insights, especially in his examination of the intricate relationships between parasites and their social hosts through the rigorous use of evolutionary and ecological concepts. Schmid-Hempel identifies gaps in our knowledge about parasites in social insects and uses models to develop new questions for future research. In addition, issues that are usually considered separately--such as division of labor, genetics, immunology, and epidemiology--are placed in a common framework to analyze two of the most successful adaptations of life: parasitism and sociality. This work will appeal not only to practitioners in the fields of behavioral ecology and sociobiology, but also to others interested in host-parasite relationships or in social organisms, such as apiculturists struggling to overcome the problems arising from mite infestations of honeybee colonies.
