The biology of blood-sucking in insects /

This second edition looks at the favourable biological modifications of these insects and also considers the economical, social and medical aspects.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lehane, M. J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Bloodsucking insects > Anatomy.
Insect Vectors > classification
Insect Vectors > parasitology
Insect Vectors > physiology
Insectes hématophages > Anatomie.
NATURE > Animals > Insects & Spiders.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Entomology.
Insects > Anatomy
Blutsauger
Insekten
Insecten.
Bloed.
Besmettelijke ziekten.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The importance of blood-sucking insects
  • 2. The evolution of the blood-sucking habit
  • 3. Feeding preferences of blood-sucking insects
  • 4. Location of the host
  • 5. Ingestion of the blood meal
  • 6. Managing the blood meal
  • 7. Host-insect interactions
  • 8. Transmission of parasites by blood-sucking insects
  • 9. The blood-sucking insect groups.

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