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Insect Morphology and Phylogeny

Author : Rolf G. Beutel
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 3110264048
Total Pages : 531 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Insect Morphology and Phylogeny written by Rolf G. Beutel and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2013-12-12 with total page 531 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the last decades a remarkable renaissance has materialized in insect morphology, mainly triggered by the development of new cutting-edge technologies. This is an exciting time for biological synthesis where the mysteries and data derived from genomes can be combined with centuries of data from morphology and development. And, now, more than ever, detailed knowledge of morphology is essential to understanding the evolution of all groups of organisms. In this “age of phylogenomics” researchers rely on morphological data to support molecular findings, test complex evolutionary scenarios, and for placing fossil taxa. This textbook provides an in-depth treatment of the structures and the phylogeny of the megadiverse Hexapoda. The first part presents an up-to-date overview of general insect morphology with detailed drawings, scanning electron micrographs, and 3-D reconstructions. Also included is a chapter covering innovative morphological techniques (e.g., μ-computer tomography, 3-D modeling), brief treatments of insect development and phylogenetic methods, and a comprehensive morphological glossary. The second part is of a modern synthesis of insect systematics that includes taxon-specific morphological information for all Orders. The work is an invaluable reference for students and researchers working in all facets of biology and is a must for evolutionary biologists. A detailed understanding of morphology is essential in unraveling phylogenetic relationships and developing complex evolutionary scenarios. Increasingly researchers in phylogenomics are re/turning to morphological data to support their findings, while the development of new cutting-edge technologies has further increased interest in this growing field. This definitive handbook provides an in-depth treatment of insect morphology. The first part presents an up-to-date overview of insect morphology with detailed drawings, brilliant scanning electron micrographs and 3-D reconstructions as interactive PDFs. Thisis complemented by a chapter on innovative morphological techniques (e.g., μ-computer tomography, 3-D modeling) and a comprehensive morphological glossary. The second part treats the state of the art in insect systematics and includes taxon-specific morphological information for all orders. Systematicsare treated formally, with for example the arguments for relationships (“apomorphies”) always listed explicitly. The work is a useful reference for students and researchers working in different fields of biology and a must for those dealing with insects from an evolutionary perspective.

Insect Morphology and Phylogeny

Author : Rolf Beutel
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 9783119166805
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book Insect Morphology and Phylogeny written by Rolf Beutel and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2012-09-15 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This definitive handbook provides an in-depth treatment of insect morphology. The up-to-date overview of insect morphology is complemented by a chapter on innovative morphological techniques (e.g., u-computer tomography, 3-D modeling) and a comprehensive morphological glossary. The second part treats the state of the art in insect systematics and includes taxon-specific morphological information for all orders. The work is a useful reference for students and researchers working in different fields of biology and a must for those dealing with insects from an evolutionary perspective.

Morphology and Systematics

Author : Richard A.B. Leschen
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 3110370514
Total Pages : 687 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (13 download)

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Book Synopsis Morphology and Systematics by : Richard A.B. Leschen

Download or read book Morphology and Systematics written by Richard A.B. Leschen and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 687 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the third volume in the Handbook of Zoology series which treats the systematics and biology of Coleoptera. With approximately 350,000 described species, Coleoptera are by far the most species-rich order of insects and the largest group of animals of comparable geological age. This third Coleoptera volume completes the Morphology and Systematics volumes with 43 chapters and covers one of the largest radiations of beetles, the mainly plant-feeding Phytophaga, with information on world distribution, biology, morphology of all life stages (including anatomy), phylogeny and comments on taxonomy.

Insect Phylogeny

Author : Willi Hennig
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Insect Phylogeny written by Willi Hennig and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1981 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Methodological introduction; Localities for palaeozoic and mesozoic insects; The phyloggenetic development of the insecta; Concluding remarks and prospects for the future.

Rhythms of Insect Evolution

Author : Dong Ren
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119427991
Total Pages : 728 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (194 download)

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Download or read book Rhythms of Insect Evolution written by Dong Ren and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-03-13 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Documents morphology, taxonomy, phylogeny, evolutionary changes, and interactions of 23 orders of insects from the Middle Jurassic and Early Cretaceous faunas in Northern China This book showcases 23 different orders of insect fossils from the Mid Mesozoic period (165 to 125 Ma) that were discovered in Northeastern China. It covers not only their taxonomy and morphology, but also their potential implications on natural sciences, such as phylogeny, function, interaction, evolution, and ecology. It covers fossil sites; paleogeology; co-existing animals and plants in well-balanced eco-systems; insects in the spotlight; morphological evolution and functional development; and interactions of insects with co-existing plants, vertebrates, and other insects. The book also includes many elegant and beautiful photographs, line drawings, and 3-D reconstructions of fossilized and extant insects. Rhythms of Insect Evolution: Evidence from the Jurassic and Cretaceous in Northern China features chapter coverage of such insects as the: Ephemeroptera; Odonata; Blattaria; Isoptera; Orthoptera; Notoptera; Dermaptera; Chresmodidae; Phasmatodea; Plecoptera; Psocoptera; Homoptera; Heteroptera; Megaloptera; Raphidioptera; Neuroptera; Coleoptera; Hymenoptera Diptera; Mecoptera; Siphonaptera; Trichoptera and Lepidoptera. Combines academic natural science, popular science, and artistic presentation to illustrate rhythms of evolution for fossil insects from the Mid Mesozoic of Northern China Documents morphology, taxonomy, phylogeny, and evolutionary changes of 23 orders of insects from the Middle Jurassic and Early Cretaceous faunas in Northern China Presents interactions of insects with plants, vertebrates, and other insects based on well-preserved fossil evidence Uses photos of extant insects and plants, fossil and amber specimens, line drawings, and 3-D computer-generated reconstruction artworks to give readers clear and enjoyable impressions of the scientific findings Introduces insect-related stories from western and Chinese culture in text or sidebars to give global readers broader exposures Rhythms of Insect Evolution: Evidence from the Jurassic and Cretaceous in Northern China will appeal to entomologists, evolutionists, paleontologists, paleoecologists, and natural scientists.

Morphological Integration

Author : Everett C. Olson
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226629056
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book Morphological Integration written by Everett C. Olson and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1999-10 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite recent advances in genetics, development, anatomy, systematics, and morphometrics, the synthesis of ideas and research agenda put forth in the classic Morphological Integration remains remarkably fresh, timely, and relevant. Pioneers in reexamining morphology, Everett Olson and Robert Miller were among the first to explore the concept of the integrated organism in both living and extinct populations. In a new foreword and afterword, biologists Barry Chernoff and Paul Magwene summarize the landmark achievements made by Olson and Miller and bring matters discussed in the book up to date, suggest new methods, and accentuate the importance of continued research in morphological integration. Everett C. Olson was a professor at the University of Chicago and at the University of California, Los Angeles. He was a former president of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. Robert L. Miller was associate professor of geology at the University of Chicago, associate scientist in marine geology at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and a member of the board of editors of the Journal of Geology.

Morphology and Systematics

Author : Richard A.B. Leschen
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 3110274469
Total Pages : 687 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)

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Coleoptera, Beetles. Morphology and Systematics

Author : Rolf G. Beutel
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110373920
Total Pages : 701 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (13 download)

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Book Synopsis Coleoptera, Beetles. Morphology and Systematics by : Rolf G. Beutel

Download or read book Coleoptera, Beetles. Morphology and Systematics written by Rolf G. Beutel and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2016-03-21 with total page 701 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a revised edition of the first of three volumes in the Handbook of Zoology series which treats the systematics and biology of Coleoptera. With over 380,000 described species, Coleoptera are by far the most species-rich order of insects and the largest group of animals of comparable geological age. Moreover, numerous species are tremendously important economically. The beetle volumes meet the demand of modern biologists seeking to answer questions about Coleoptera phylogeny, evolution, and ecology. This first Coleoptera volume covers the suborders Archostemata, Myxophaga and Adephaga, and the basal series of Polyphaga, with information on world distribution, biology, morphology of all life stages, phylogeny and comments on taxonomy.

Volume 1: Morphology and Systematics (Archostemata, Adephaga, Myxophaga, Polyphaga partim)

Author : Rolf G. Beutel
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 3110904551
Total Pages : 581 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (19 download)

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Book Synopsis Volume 1: Morphology and Systematics (Archostemata, Adephaga, Myxophaga, Polyphaga partim) by : Rolf G. Beutel

Download or read book Volume 1: Morphology and Systematics (Archostemata, Adephaga, Myxophaga, Polyphaga partim) written by Rolf G. Beutel and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2011-12-22 with total page 581 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first of four volumes in the Handbook of Zoology series which treat the systematics and biology of Coleoptera. With approximately 350,000 described species, Coleoptera are by far the most species-rich order of insects and the largest group of animals of comparable geological age. The beetle volumes will meet the demand of modern biologists seeking to answer questions about Coleoptera phylogeny, evolution, and ecology. This first Coleoptera volume covers the suborders Archostemata, Myxophaga and Adephaga, and the basal series of Polyphaga, with information on world distribution, biology, morphology of all life stages (including anatomy), phylogeny and comments on taxonomy.

Principles of Insect Morphology

Author : R. E. Snodgrass
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 150171791X
Total Pages : 684 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)

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Book Synopsis Principles of Insect Morphology by : R. E. Snodgrass

Download or read book Principles of Insect Morphology written by R. E. Snodgrass and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2018-05-31 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic text, first published in 1935, is once again available. Still the standard reference in the English language, Principles of Insect Morphology is considered the author's masterpiece. A talented artist as well as one of the leading entomologists of his day, Robert E. Snodgrass produced a wealth of publications that display an accuracy and precision still unsurpassed. The 19 chapters in this volume cover each group of insect organs and their associated structures, at the same time providing a coherent morphological view of their fundamental nature and apparent evolution. To accomplish this aim, Snodgrass compares insect organs with those of other arthropods. Each chapter concludes with a glossary of terms. The 319 multipart illustrations are an invaluable source of information and have never been duplicated. This edition includes a new foreword by George Eickwort, Professor of Entomology at Cornell University, which relates the book to today's courses in insect morphology. Republication of this textbook will provide another generation of students with an essential foundation for their studies in entomology.

Evolution of the Insects

Author : David Grimaldi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521821490
Total Pages : 790 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book Evolution of the Insects written by David Grimaldi and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-05-16 with total page 790 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Insects are the most diverse group of organisms in the 3 billion-year history of life on Earth, and the most ecologically dominant animals on land. This book chronicles for the first time the complete evolutionary history of insects: their living diversity, relationships and 400 million years of fossils. Whereas other volumes have focused on either living species or fossils, this is the first comprehensive synthesis of all aspects of insect evolution. The book is illustrated with 955 photo- and electronmicrographs, drawings, diagrams, and field photos, many in full colour and virtually all of them original. The book will appeal to anyone engaged with insect diversity: professional entomologists and students, insect and fossil collectors, and naturalists.

The Phylogenetic System of Ephemeroptera

Author : Nikita Kluge
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400708726
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)

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Book Synopsis The Phylogenetic System of Ephemeroptera by : Nikita Kluge

Download or read book The Phylogenetic System of Ephemeroptera written by Nikita Kluge and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-27 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book has general biological significance due to usage of the new non-ranking nomenclature and the rational layout of taxonomic text, which can be qualified as post-Linnaean systematics. While after the works by Lameere and Hennig, non-ranking classifications became widely used, this book represents the first experience of consistently non-ranking classification, including taxa of low taxonomic level (i.e. taxa traditionally regarded as genera, families et al.). In contrast to other recent attempts to elaborate a non-ranking nomenclature not contradictory to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, this one appears to be successful and can be applied to any zoological taxa (although its application in botany could be possible only after further elaboration). Biology is currently going through a crisis, which causes some investigators to use such non-scientific methods of reconstructing phylogeny as parsimony analysis. The author believes that the new method of phylogeny description and reconstruction used in this book will help indicate a way out of this crisis.

Evolution of the Insects

Author : David Grimaldi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 110726877X
Total Pages : 790 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (72 download)

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Phylogeny of Insects

Author : Karl Kjer
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9781498735575
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (355 download)

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Download or read book Phylogeny of Insects written by Karl Kjer and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-09-26 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kjer and his colleagues have collected about 15 trillion nucleotides of data from which they have identified between 2300-3900 genes for phylogenetic analysis in each of several subprojects, collectively comprising 1400 species. The authors propose to co-edit a beautifully illustrated comprehensive book on insect phylogeny that summarizes findings from these and other comprehensive studies. Detailed and data driven phylogenies will trace the development of insect morphological innovations through time.

Insect Biodiversity

Author : Robert G. Foottit
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 111894559X
Total Pages : 1024 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (189 download)

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Download or read book Insect Biodiversity written by Robert G. Foottit and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-04-11 with total page 1024 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume Two of the new guide to the study of biodiversity in insects Volume Two of Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society presents an entirely new, companion volume of a comprehensive resource for the most current research on the influence insects have on humankind and on our endangered environment. With contributions from leading researchers and scholars on the topic, the text explores relevant topics including biodiversity in different habitats and regions, taxonomic groups, and perspectives. Volume Two offers coverage of insect biodiversity in regional settings, such as the Arctic and Asia, and in particular habitats including crops, caves, and islands. The authors also include information on historical, cultural, technical, and climatic perspectives of insect biodiversity. This book explores the wide variety of insect species and their evolutionary relationships. Case studies offer assessments on how insect biodiversity can help meet the needs of a rapidly expanding human population, and examine the consequences that an increased loss of insect species will have on the world. This important text: Offers the most up-to-date information on the important topic of insect biodiversity Explores vital topics such as the impact on insect biodiversity through habitat loss and degradation and climate change With its companion Volume I, presents current information on the biodiversity of all insect orders Contains reviews of insect biodiversity in culture and art, in the fossil record, and in agricultural systems Includes scientific approaches and methods for the study of insect biodiversity The book offers scientists, academics, professionals, and students a guide for a better understanding of the biology and ecology of insects, highlighting the need to sustainably manage ecosystems in an ever-changing global environment.

Arthropod Biology and Evolution

Author : Alessandro Minelli
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642361609
Total Pages : 530 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (423 download)

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Download or read book Arthropod Biology and Evolution written by Alessandro Minelli and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-04-11 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than two thirds of all living organisms described to date belong to the phylum Arthropoda. But their diversity, as measured in terms of species number, is also accompanied by an amazing disparity in terms of body form, developmental processes, and adaptations to every inhabitable place on Earth, from the deepest marine abysses to the earth surface and the air. The Arthropoda also include one of the most fashionable and extensively studied of all model organisms, the fruit-fly, whose name is not only linked forever to Mendelian and population genetics, but has more recently come back to centre stage as one of the most important and more extensively investigated models in developmental genetics. This approach has completely changed our appreciation of some of the most characteristic traits of arthropods as are the origin and evolution of segments, their regional and individual specialization, and the origin and evolution of the appendages. At approximately the same time as developmental genetics was eventually turning into the major agent in the birth of evolutionary developmental biology (evo-devo), molecular phylogenetics was challenging the traditional views on arthropod phylogeny, including the relationships among the four major groups: insects, crustaceans, myriapods, and chelicerates. In the meantime, palaeontology was revealing an amazing number of extinct forms that on the one side have contributed to a radical revisitation of arthropod phylogeny, but on the other have provided evidence of a previously unexpected disparity of arthropod and arthropod-like forms that often challenge a clear-cut delimitation of the phylum.

Morphology and Systematics (Elateroidea, Bostrichiformia, Cucujiformia partim)

Author : Richard A.B. Leschen
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 3110911213
Total Pages : 800 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Morphology and Systematics (Elateroidea, Bostrichiformia, Cucujiformia partim) written by Richard A.B. Leschen and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2011-05-09 with total page 800 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dieses Buch ist der zweite von vier Bänden der Reihe "Handbuch der Zoologie", die die Systematik, Morphologie und Biologie der Coleoptera behandeln. Die Bände beantworten alle Fragen zu Phylogenese, Evolution und Ökologie der Coleoptera. Der zweite Band umfasst die Unterordnungen Elateroidea, Bostrichiformia und Cucujiformia zum Teil. Er informiert über weltweite Verbreitung, Biologie, Morphologie aller Lebensabschnitte (einschließlich Anatomie) und Phylogenese und liefert Erläuterungen zur Taxonomie. Die morphologischen Abhandlungen sind besonders detailliert illustriert und enthalten SEM-Bilder, Zeichnungen und Habitus-Darstellungen.