Insect morphology and phylogeny : a textbook for students of entomology / Rolf G. Beutel, Frank Friedrich, Si-Qin Ge, Xing-Ke Yang

By:

Beutel, Rolf G [autor]

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TextLanguage: English Summary language: English Original language: English Series: Berlin : De Gruyter, 2014Description: xv, 516 páginas ilustraciones, tablasContent type:

texto

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sin medio

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volumen

ISBN:

978-3-11-026263-6

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DDC classification:

PA 595.704 .B48

Contents:

Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- 1. Morphology -- 2. Reproduction, development and immature stages -- 3. Glossary -- 4. Traditional and modern techniques in insect morphology -- 5. Phylogenetic reconstruction based on morphology -- 6. The orders of Hexapoda -- 7. Literature -- Taxonomic Index.

Summary: This 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. This is 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. Systematics are 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.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Libro	Parasitologia Agricola	General	PA 595.704 .B48 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Ej.1	Available (Préstamo interno)	4102004109
Libro	Parasitologia Agricola	General	PA 595.704 .B48 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Ej.2	Available (Préstamo 3 días)	4102004110
Libro	Parasitologia Agricola	General	PA 595.704 .B48 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Ej.3	Available (Préstamo 3 días)	4102004111

This 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. This is 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. Systematics are 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.