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Insect biodiversity : science and society. Volume II /
Volume Two of the new guide to the study of biodiversity in insects Volume Two of Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society presents an entirely new, companion volume of a comprehensive resource for the most current research on the influence insects have on humankind and on our endangered environment...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken, NJ :
John Wiley & Sons,
2018.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Brief Table of Contents; Detailed Table of Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Preface, Volume II; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Introduction
- A Brief History of Revolutions in the Study of Insect Biodiversity; 1.1 Discovery; 1.2 Conceptual Development; 1.3 Information Management; 1.4 Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Part I Habitats and Regions; Chapter 2 Insect Biodiversity in the Arctic; 2.1 Documenting Biodiversity
- Traditional Taxonomy Versus DNA Barcoding; 2.2 Insect Species Diversity in the Arctic; 2.2.1 Composition of the Arctic Insect Fauna.
- 2.2.2 Species Richness Trends Along Latitudinal Gradients2.2.3 Geographical and Regional Variations in Species Richness; 2.2.4 Diversity Oases Within the Arctic; 2.3 Historical Insect Biodiversity in the Arctic
- the Time Perspective; 2.3.1 Nunataks and Glacial Refugia as Generators of Biodiversity; 2.3.2 Endemism; 2.4 Biodiversity on the Landscape Scale; 2.4.1 Variation in Biodiversity on a Landscape Scale; 2.4.2 Local Effects on Biodiversity
- Predation and Natural Disturbance; 2.5 Important Characteristics of Arctic Insect Biodiversity; 2.5.1 Specialist Versus Generalist Species.
- 2.5.2 Life-History Adaptation2.5.3 Genetic Diversity Within Species and Groups; 2.5.4 Reproductive Variation and Parthenogenesis; 2.5.5 A Diversity of Adaptations for Maximizing Heat Absorption; 2.6 Cold Tolerance
- a Diversity of Adaptations; 2.6.1 Brachyptery and Wing Polymorphism; 2.7 Dispersal, Immigration, and Biodiversity; 2.8 Pollinator Networks and Pollinator Biodiversity; 2.9 A Biodiversity Paradise for Parasites?; 2.10 Biodiversity and the Changing Arctic Climate; References; Chapter 3 Insect Biodiversity in Indochina: A Window into the Riches of the Oriental Region.
- 3.1 Physical Geography and Climate3.2 Features of Insect Biodiversity in the Lower Mekong Subregion; 3.2.1 Blattodea; 3.2.2 Coleoptera; 3.2.3 Dermaptera; 3.2.4 Diptera; 3.2.5 Embiodea; 3.2.6 Ephemeroptera; 3.2.7 Hemiptera; 3.2.8 Hymenoptera; 3.2.9 "Isoptera"; 3.2.10 Lepidoptera; 3.2.11 Mantodea; 3.2.12 Mecoptera; 3.2.13 Megaloptera; 3.2.14 Microcoryphia and Zygentoma; 3.2.15 Neuroptera; 3.2.16 Notoptera (Grylloblattodea and Mantophasmatodea); 3.2.17 Odonata; 3.2.18 Orthoptera; 3.2.19 Phasmatodea; 3.2.20 Phthiraptera; 3.2.21 Plecoptera; 3.2.22 Psocoptera; 3.2.23 Raphidioptera.
- 3.2.24 Siphonaptera3.2.25 Strepsiptera; 3.2.26 Thysanoptera; 3.2.27 Trichoptera; 3.2.28 Zoraptera; 3.3 Insect Biodiversity and Society in Indochina; 3.3.1 Entomophagy in the Lower Mekong Subregion; 3.3.2 Research Initiatives; 3.4 Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 4 Biodiversity of Arthropods on Islands; 4.1 What is an Island?; 4.1.1 History of the Island; 4.1.2 Degree of Isolation; 4.1.3 Area of the Island; 4.1.4 Age of the Island; 4.2 Ecological Attributes of Islands; 4.2.1 Species Diversity on Islands; 4.2.2 Island Colonization; 4.2.3 Factors Facilitating Establishment.