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

Author
Beutel, Rolf
Published
Berlin : De Gruyter, [2014]
Physical Description
1 online resource (xv, 516 pages) : illustrations
Additional Creators
Friedrich, F. D., Ge, Si-qin, and Yang, Xingke
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Language Note
In English.
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 textbook provides an in-depth treatment of the structures and the phylogeny of the megadiverse Hexapoda. It presents an up-to-date overview of general insect morphology with detailed drawings, scanning electron micrographs, and 3-D reconstructions and is a modern synthesis of insect systematics. The work is an invaluable reference for students and researchers of biology and is a must for evolutionary biologists.
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ISBN
3110264048 (electronic bk.)
9783110264043 (electronic bk.)
9783110262636
3110262630
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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