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The beetles of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador : evolution, ecology, and diversity (Insecta:Coleoptera) /
The Galapagos Islands of Ecuador are world famous for their unique plants and animals, and the hints these gave to Charles Darwin in forming his ideas on evolution by natural selection. They are the world's least altered set of tropical oceanic islands. The oldest islands have been available fo...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Ottawa :
NRC Research Press,
©2006.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Abstract/Résumé""; ""Summary""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Chapter 1. Introduction""; ""Chapter 2. The Galápagos Islands:Geology, Climate, and Biotic Zonation""; ""Chapter 3. Methods and Materials""; ""Chapter 4. Processes I: Origin and Arrival of the Beetle Colonists""; ""Chapter 5. Processes II: Evolution of the Beetle Fauna""; ""Chapter 6. Patterns I: Ecology and Distribution of the Beetles""; ""Chapter 7. Patterns II: Beetle Assemblages and Habitat Types""; ""Chapter 8. Future Studies on Galápagos Beetles and Conservation Issues""
- ""Chapter 9. Organization of an Annotated Catalog of Galápagos Beetles""""Chapter 10. Annotated Catalogue of Galápagos Beetle Species Arranged by Families""; ""Suborder Adephaga""; ""Family Carabidae, The Predaceous Ground Beetles and TigerBeetles""; ""Family Gyrinidae, The Whirligig Beetles""; ""Family Haliplidae, The Crawling Water Beetles""; ""Family Dytiscidae, The Predaceous Diving Beetles""; ""Suborder Polyphaga""; ""Series Staphyliniformia""; ""Superfamily Hydrophiloidea""; ""Family Hydrophilidae, The Water Scavenger Beetles""; ""Family Histeridae, The Hister Beetles""
- Superfamily StaphylinoideaFamily Hydraenidae, The Minute Moss Beetles
- Family Ptiliidae, The Feather-winged Beetles
- Family Scydmaenidae, The Antlike Stone Beetles
- Family Staphylinidae, The Rove Beetles
- Series Scarabaeiformia
- Superfamily Scarabaeoidea
- Family Passalidae, The Passalid Beetles
- Family Trogidae, The Trox Beetles
- Family Scarabaeidae, The Scarab Beetles
- Series Elateriformia
- Superfamily Buprestoidea
- Family Buprestidae, The Metallic Wood-boring Beetles
- Superfamily Byrrhoidea
- Family Limnichidae, The Minute Marsh-loving BeetlesFamily Heteroceridae, The Variegated Mud-loving Beetles
- Family Chelonariidae, The Chelonariid Beetles
- Superfamily Elateroidea
- Family Eucnemidae, The False Click Beetles
- Family Elateridae, The Click Beetles
- Family Cantharidae, The Soldier Beetles
- Series Bostrichiformia
- Family Jacobsoniidae, The Jacobsoniid Beetles
- Superfamily Bostrichiformia
- Family Dermestidae
- Family Bostrychidae (including Lyctinae)
- Family Anobiidae, the Spider and Death Watch Beetles
- Superfamily Cleroidea
- Family Trogossitidae, The Bark-Gnawing BeetlesFamily Cleridae, The Checkered Beetles
- Family Melyridae, The Soft-Winged Flower Beetles
- Superfamily Cucujoidea
- Family Nitidulidae, The Sap-feeding Beetles
- Family Monotomidae, The Root-eating Beetles
- Family Silvanidae, The Flat Bark Beetles
- Family Laemophloeidae, The Lined Flat Bark Beetles
- Family Phalacridae, The Shining Mold Beetles
- Family Languriidae, The Lizard Beetles
- Family Biphyllidae, The False Skin Beetles
- Family Bothrideridae, The Bothriderid Beetles