| Description |
xiii, 358 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 300-335) and index. |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Introduction. 1.1. What is an insect? 1.2. The origin of insects. 1.3. The spread of insects. 1.4. Classification of insects -- Ch. 2. The Aquatic Insect Orders. 2.1. Collembola. 2.2. Ephemeroptera. 2.3. Odonata. 2.4. Plecoptera. 2.5. Orthoptera and Grylloptera. 2.6. Hemiptera. 2.7. Megaloptera. 2.8. Neuroptera. 2.9. Coleoptera. 2.10. Diptera. 2.11. Lepidoptera. 2.12. Trichoptera. 2.13. Hymenoptera -- Ch. 3. Keys to the Aquatic Insect Orders. 3.1. Nymphs, larvae and aquatic adults. 3.2. Pupae -- Ch. 4. Habitats and Communities. 4.1. Permanent habitats. 4.2. Temporary habitats. 4.3. Man-made habitats. 4.4. Summary -- Ch. 5. Life History and Habitat. 5.1. Life history theory. 5.2. Life history traits and their relationship to habitat type. 5.3. The influence of temperature. 5.4. Other environmental factors -- Ch. 6. Morphological and Physiological Adaptations. 6.1. Problems of living in or on water. 6.2. The water surface. 6.3. Dealing with currents. 6.4. Respiration. 6.5. Osmoregulation. 6.6. The Chironomidae and Ephydridae -- special cases? -- Ch. 7. Population Biology and Dynamics. 7.1. Dispersal and colonization. 7.2. Coexistence and competition -- Ch. 8. Trophic Relationships. 8.1. Potential food in aquatic systems. 8.2. Role of aquatic insects in processing food. 8.3. Food webs -- Ch. 9. Predation and its Consequences. 9.1. Brief historical perspective: a case history. 9.2. Anti-predator defences. 9.3. Influence of predators on aquatic insect population dynamics and community structure -- Ch. lO. Experimental Design and Sampling Techniques. 10.1. Designing field and laboratory studies. 10.2. Holism and reductionism. 10.3. Perturbation experiments. 10.4. Spatial and temporal scales. 10.5. Sampling techniques -- Ch. 11. Relationships with Man. 11.1. Pollution. 11.2. The potential impact of global warming on the ecology of aquatic insects. 11.3. Aquatic insects as vectors of disease. 11.4. Aquatic insect fossils as palaeoecological tools. 11.5. Aquatic insects as templets for fishing lures. |
| Subject |
Aquatic insects.
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Aquatic insects. (OCoLC)fst00812023
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Waterinsecten.
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Zoology.
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Wasserinsekten.
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| Indexed Term |
Aquatic environments Insects |
| Added Author |
Feltmate, Blair W.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Williams, D. Dudley. Aquatic insects. Wallingford, U.K. : CAB International, ©1992 (OCoLC)645922476 |
| ISBN |
0851987826 (pbk.) |
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9780851987828 (pbk.) |
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