The Insects / / Url Lanham.
Studies insects and the insect world in many different aspects from their form, function, environments, and types.
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Archive 1898-1999 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1964] ©1964 |
| Year of Publication: | 1964 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (294 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Part One. In perspective
- 1. The place of insects in nature
- 2. The diversity of insects
- Part Two. Form and function
- 3. The outside
- 4. Flight
- 5. The inside
- 6. Reproduction and development
- 7. Sense organs and behavior
- Part Three. Insects and their environment
- 8. Climate and season
- 9. Insects and plants
- 10. Insects and other animals
- 11. Insects versus insects
- 12. Insect life in the water
- Part Four. Parade of the insects
- 13. Insects without wings
- 14. Primitive winged insects
- 15. A specialized sideline
- 16. Ancient aquatics
- 17. Beetles
- 18. Butterflies and moths
- 19. The two-winged flies
- 20. On stings and societies
- Conclusion
- Bibliographical appendix
- Index