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Woodlice /
Woodlice are one of the few land-living groups of the class Crustacea. In order to live in such a harsh environment, they have evolved many structural and behavioural mechanisms to conserve water. This book covers not only the morphology and physiology of woodlice but also the behaviour, genetics an...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford, England ; New York :
Pergamon Press,
[1980, 1972]
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| Colección: | Invertebrate types.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Woodlice; Copyright Page; Preface; Table of Contents; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1. Body structure; External structure; Structure of the exoskeleton; Internal structure; Embryology and development; Chapter 2. Physiology; Water uptake; Water loss; Temperature tolerance; Nitrogenous excretion; Digestion; Respiration; Moulting; Hormone physiology; Sensory physiology; Chapter 3. Behaviour; Humidity; Temperature; Light; Response to solid objects : thigmokinesis and thigmotaxis; Reactions to chemical stimuli; Wind; Other stimuli causing locomotory responses; Other behavioural responses.
- Anal drinking and water shedding through the uropodsFeeding behaviour; Mating behaviour; Moulting behaviour; Defensive behaviour; Chapter 4. Genetics; Colour forms; Monogeny; Parthenogenesis; Chapter 5. Food, predators, and parasites; Food; Predators; Parasites; Chapter 6. Population ecology; Recruitment; Growth; Mortality; Migration; Population stability; Density; Biomass; Conclusion; Chapter 7. Distribution and habitat range; Climate; Influence of the sea; Soil pH and calcium content; Soil type and drainage; Food and shelter; Associations with other animals.
- Large scale movement and the origin of the British faunaChapter 8. Identification of British woodlice; Check list of British species of woodlice; Key to terrestrial Isopoda; Chapter 9. Techniques of study; Collecting; Extracting; Quantitative sampling; Preserving; Measuring and sexing; Fixing, sectioning, and staining; Culturing; Marking animals; Accessibility of literature; Investigations; Appendix; Bibliography; Index; Acknowledgements.