Ecology, Systematics, and the Natural History of Predaceous Diving Beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)

This comprehensive book provides one of the most complete overviews of the aquatic beetles in the family Dytiscidae, also known as predaceous diving beetles. Dytiscids constitute one of the largest families of freshwater insects with approximately 4,200 named species that come in a variety of sizes,...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Yee, Donald A. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edition:1st ed. 2014.
Subjects:
Invertebrates.
Biodiversity.
Evolution (Biology).
Physiology.
Freshwater ecology.
Marine ecology.
Invertebrate Zoology.
Evolutionary Biology.
Animal Physiology.
Freshwater and Marine Ecology.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Systematics of adult dytiscids
  • Systematics of larval dytiscids
  • Reproduction and sexual conflict
  • Anatomy and Physiology
  • Chemical ecology
  • Communities
  • Predation: effects on prey
  • Predation: effects on dytiscids including intraguild predation
  • Habitats
  • Dispersal
  • Conservation.

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