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Author : Stewart B. Peck
Publisher : NRC Research Press
ISBN 13 : 9780660194219
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (942 download)
Download or read book The Beetles of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador written by Stewart B. Peck and published by NRC Research Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Peck, Stewart Blaine Peck
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780660194226
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (942 download)
Download or read book The Beetles of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador written by Peck, Stewart Blaine Peck and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Galapagos Islands of Ecuador are world famous for their unique plants and animals, and the hints these gave to Charles Darwin in forming his ideas on evolution by natural selection. They are the world's least altered set of tropical oceanic islands. The oldest islands have been available for colonization by land plants and animals for about 3-4 million years. At least 1850 species of insects and 350 species of other terrestrial arthropods are now known to occur on the islands. Beetles are the largest order of animals, and globally comprise about 25% of all animal species. They also represent about 25% of all terrestrial animals known in the Galapagos Islands. This book is a synthesis of both previously published information and abundant new data gathered during extensive recent field studies on Galapagos beetles. Generalizations are presented on the dynamics and patterns of the evolution, ecology, and distribution of the entire beetle fauna. The core of the book is an account of the 486 species of beetles with detailed information on their distribution and bionomics. This work will be of interest to entomologists, island ecologists, evolutionary biologists, and conservation scientists as a framework for future study and protection of the fauna and flora of the islands. It is a contribution to a comparative global understanding of the origin, evolution, and ecological structuring of oceanic island insect faunas.
Author : Stewart B. Peck
Publisher : NRC Research Press
ISBN 13 : 9780660182841
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (828 download)
Download or read book Smaller Orders of Insects of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador written by Stewart B. Peck and published by NRC Research Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a synthesis of both previously published information and abundant new data derived from field studies on Galagos insects. The dynamics and patterns of the evolution, ecology and distribution of the entire insect fauna are presented in general. The core of the book is an account of the 495 species of insects in the smaller orders with detailed information on their distribution and bionomics.
Author : Stewart B. Peck
Publisher : NRC Research Press
ISBN 13 : 9780660189925
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (899 download)
Download or read book Smaller Orders of Insects of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador written by Stewart B. Peck and published by NRC Research Press. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Galápagos Islands of Ecuador are world famous for their unique plants and animals, and the hints these gave to Charles Darwin in forming his ideas on evolution. They are the world's least altered set of tropical oceanic islands. The oldest have been available for colonization by land plants and animals for about 3-4 million years.
Author : Martin Larsson Linell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (243 download)
Download or read book On the Coleopterous Insects of Galapagos Islands written by Martin Larsson Linell and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Martin Larsson Linell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book On the Coleopterous Insects of Galapagos Islands written by Martin Larsson Linell and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Richard C. Froeschner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 147 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (86 download)
Download or read book Heteroptera Or True Bugs of Ecuador written by Richard C. Froeschner and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Thomas Pape
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004148973
Total Pages : 479 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (41 download)
Download or read book Diptera Diversity written by Thomas Pape and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2009 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first comprehensive synopsis of the biodiversity of Diptera, with chapters on all regional faunas, Diptera as ecological indicators, statistical techniques for estimating species diversity based on the known fauna, molecular tools and trends in digital publication.
Author : John L. Capinera
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9781402062421
Total Pages : 4346 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (624 download)
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Entomology written by John L. Capinera and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-08-11 with total page 4346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text brings together fundamental information on insect taxa, morphology, ecology, behavior, physiology, and genetics. Close relatives of insects, such as spiders and mites, are included.
Author : D. Johan Kotze
Publisher : PenSoft Publishers LTD
ISBN 13 : 9546425907
Total Pages : 589 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (464 download)
Download or read book Carabid Beetles as Bioindicators: Biogeographical, Ecological and Environmental Studies written by D. Johan Kotze and published by PenSoft Publishers LTD. This book was released on 2011-05-20 with total page 589 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, dedicated to Konjev Desender and Jean-Pierre Maelfait, is made up of a collection of 30 papers presented at the XIV European Carabidologists? Meeting in Westerbork, the Netherlands (September, 2009). Seventy-five specialists from 20 countries of Europe and Asia attended the meeting. Traditionally, the proceedings volumes of the European Carabidologists Meeting have become important milestones outlining the latest trends and achievements in carabidology.ÿThe aim of the organisers was to invite specialists from different countries and scientific schools to present both traditional and innovative approaches and methods in studying ground beetles. This volume includes a wide range of topics, from the description of new species, taxonomy, a summary of the activities of carabidologists during the last 40 years, biogeographical issues, methodology, behaviour, indicators, environmental issues and conservation. The book will be of use to carabidologists, specialists in traditional and molecular systematics, general and applied ecology, conservation biology, bioindication, urban ecology and biogeography.
Author : T. R. New
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444332597
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (443 download)
Download or read book Beetles in Conservation written by T. R. New and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-02-22 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beetles, the most diverse group of insects, are often abundant in terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems. Many species are under threat from human changes to natural environments, and some are valuable tools in conservation, because they respond rapidly to changes that occur. Knowledge of these responses, of both abundance and composition of assemblages, enable use of some beetles to monitor environmental changes. Beetles impinge on humanity on many ways: as cultural objects, desirable collectables, major pests and competitors for resources need by people, as beneficial consumers of other pests, and by ensuring the continuity of vital ecological processes. This book is the first major global overview of the importance of conservation of beetles, and brings together much hitherto scattered information to demonstrate the needs for conservation, and how it may be approached. It is a source of value to students, research workers, conservation biologists and ecosystem managers as an introduction to the richness and importance of this predominant component of invertebrate life.
Author : Pietro Brandmayr
Publisher : Pensoft Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9789546421005
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (21 download)
Download or read book Natural History and Applied Ecology of Carabid Beetles written by Pietro Brandmayr and published by Pensoft Publishers. This book was released on 2000 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Edwin Cooper Van Dyke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Coleoptera of the Galapagos Islands written by Edwin Cooper Van Dyke and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Matthew J. James
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199354618
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (993 download)
Download or read book Collecting Evolution written by Matthew J. James and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017-03-01 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1905, eight men from the California Academy of Sciences set sail from San Francisco for a scientific collection expedition in the Galapagos Islands, and by the time they were finished in 1906, they had completed one of the most important expeditions in the history of both evolutionary and conservation science. These scientists collected over 78,000 specimens during their time on the islands, validating the work of Charles Darwin and laying the groundwork for foundational evolution texts like Darwin's Finches. Despite its significance, almost nothing has been written on this voyage, lost amongst discussion of Darwin's trip on the Beagle and the writing of David Lack. In Collecting Evolution, author Matthew James finally tells the story of the 1905 Galapagos expedition. James follows these eight young men aboard the Academy to the Galapagos and back, and reveals the reasons behind the groundbreaking success they had. A current Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences, James uses his access to unpublished writings and photographs to provide unprecedented insight into the expedition. We learn the voyagers' personal stories, and how, for all the scientific progress that was made, just as much intense personal drama unfolded on the trip. This book shares a watershed moment in scientific history, crossed with a maritime adventure. There are four tangential suicides and controversies over credit and fame. Collecting Evolution also explores the personal lives and scientific context that preceded this voyage, including what brought Darwin to the Galapagos on the Beagle voyage seventy years earlier. James discusses how these men thought of themselves as "collectors" before they thought of themselves as scientists, and the implications this had on their approach and their results. In the end, the voyage of the Academy proved to be crucial in the development of evolutionary science as we know it. It is the longest expedition in Galapagos history, and played a critical role in cementing Darwin's legacy. Collecting Evolution brings this extraordinary story of eight scientists and their journey to life.
Author : Jiří Háva
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004286616
Total Pages : 445 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (42 download)
Download or read book Dermestidae (Coleoptera) written by Jiří Háva and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2015-03-10 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The World Catalogue of the Dermestidae (Coleoptera) contains all the taxa described until February 28, 2014.
Author : Richard A.B. Leschen
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 3110911213
Total Pages : 800 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (19 download)
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.
Author : Rosemary Gillespie
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520943724
Total Pages : 1110 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Islands written by Rosemary Gillespie and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2009-08-19 with total page 1110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Islands have captured the imagination of scientists and the public for centuries—unique and rare environments, their isolation makes them natural laboratories for ecology and evolution. This authoritative, alphabetically arranged reference, featuring more than 200 succinct articles by leading scientists from around the world, provides broad coverage of all the island sciences. But what exactly is an island? The volume editors define it here as any discrete habitat isolated from other habitats by inhospitable surroundings. The Encyclopedia of Islands examines many such insular settings—oceanic and continental islands as well as places such as caves, mountaintops, and whale falls at the bottom of the ocean. This essential, one-stop resource, extensively illustrated with color photographs, clear maps, and graphics will introduce island science to a wide audience and spur further research on some of the planet's most fascinating habitats.
