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The Lepidoptera: Form, Function, and Diversity: Form, Function and Diversity
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Product Description
The Lepidopters (moths and butterflies) are one of the largest groups of insects with over 150,000 named species. This book deals with their structure and function, environmental significance, and diversity. Part I provides a review of the main body parts with discussion of function and importance in the lifestyle of the organisms. Further chapters cover feeding, flight, migration, hearing, sound production, defence, and many other aspects of lepidopteran life. The environmental significance of Lepidoptera, which is summarized in Part II, is discussed mainly in terms of larvae as herbivores and as prey. In part III, the author provides a global conspectus of the Lepidopters. He describes the adults and immature stages of each family, and summarizes their biology, classification, and evolutionary relationships within and between groups. This book will be an indispensable reference work for naturalists, professional entomologists, and conservationists for years to come.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #902481 in Books
- Published on: 1995-07-27
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 416 pages
Editorial Reviews
Bulletin of Entomological Research
'...an excellent source of information, for the general entomologist and the interested layperson.' (Review of hardback edition).
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From reviews of the hardback edition: ...an excellent source of information, for the general entomologist and the interested layperson. Bulletin of Entomological Research 'In all respects it is a welcome addition to the available literature on the lepidoptera.' The Entomologists Records '...a major contribution to lepidopterological literature. Oedippus'
