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The insects : structure and function
- Title
- The insects : structure and function / R.F. Chapman.
- Author
- Chapman, R. F. (Reginald Frederick)
- Publication
- Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 1998.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | QL463 .C48 1998 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xvii, 770 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
- Summary
- 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.
- Subjects
- Note
- Errata slip inserted.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Contents
- pt. I. The head, ingestion, utilization and distribution of food -- 1. Head -- 2. Mouthparts and feeding -- 3. Alimentary canal, digestion and absorption -- 4. Nutrition -- 5. Circulatory system, blood and immune system -- 6. Fat body -- pt. II. The thorax and locomotion -- 7. Thorax -- 8. Legs and locomotion -- 9. Wings and flight -- 10. Muscles -- pt. III. The abdomen, reproduction and development -- 11. Abdomen -- 12. Reproductive system : male -- 13. Reproductive system : female -- 14. The egg and embryology -- 15. Postembryonic development -- pt. IV. The integument, gas exchange and homeostasis -- 16. Integument -- 17. Gaseous exchange -- 18. Excretion and salt and water regulation -- 19. Thermal relations -- pt. V. Communication -- 20. Nervous system -- 21. Endocrine system -- 22. Vision -- 23. Mechanoreception -- 24. Chemoreception -- 25. Visual signals : color and light production -- 26. Mechanical communication : producing sound and substrate vibration -- 27. Chemical communication : pheromones and chemicals with interspecific significance.
- ISBN
- 0521570484
- 9780521570480
- 0521578906
- 9780521578905
- LCCN
- 97035219
- OCLC
- ocm37682660
- 37682660
- SCSB-737898
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library