Handbook of Zoology / Handbuch der Zoologie : : A Natural History of the Phyla of the Animal Kingdom / Eine Naturgeschichte der Stämme des Tierreiches. / Lepidoptera, Moths and Butterflies. : Teilband/Part 36. : Vol 2: Morphology, Physiology, and Development / / ed. by Niels Kristensen.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
• MitwirkendeR: Altai, Hiromu,; Ando, Hiroshi,; Barbehenn, Raymond V.,; Bhaskaran, Govindan,; Chauvin, Georges,; Dahm, Karl H.,; Fehrenbach, Heinz,; Hakim, Raziel S.,; Hallberg, Eric,; Hansson, Bill S.,; Hasenfuss, Ivar,; Homberg, Uwe,; Kelber, Almut,; Kobayashi, Yukimasa,; Kristensen, Niels P.,; Kristensen, Niels Peder,; Löfstedt, Christer,; Minet, Joël,; Nijhout, H. Frederik,; Poppy, Guy,; Prins, Jurate De,; Saitoh, Kazuo,; Simonsen, Thomas J.,; Sridhara, Sridhara,; Surlykke, Annemarie,; Tanaka, Masahiro,; Warrant, Eric,; Wasserthal, Lutz Thilo,; Yack, Jayne E.,
• HerausgeberIn: Kristensen, Niels,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2012]; ©2003
• Année de publication: 2012
• Édition: 2003
• Langue: English
• Collection: Handbook of Zoology / Handbuch der Zoologie
• Description matérielle: 1 online resource (564 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Editor’s preface --; Outgoing editor’s farewell --; Contents --; Contributors --; 1. Integument --; 2. ‘Hairs’ and scales --; 3. Coloration: Patterns and Morphogenesis --; 4. Skeleton and muscles: adults --; 5. Skeleton and muscles: immatures --; 6. Digestive and excretory systems --; 7. Respiratory system --; 8. Circulation and thermoregulation --; 9. Nervous System --; 10. Sensilla and Proprioceptors --; 11. Auditory and sound producing organs --; 12. Eyes and vision --; 13. Exocrine Glands: Chemical communication and chemical defense --; 14. Labial glands, silk and saliva --; 15. Endocrine glands and hormones --; 16. Reproductive organs --; 17. Karyology and Sex Determination --; 18. Eggs --; 19. Embryology --; Appendices --; Subject index
• Résumé: A comprehensive english-language reference work on morphology, physiology and development of the moths and butterflies of the world. Written by a truly international team of specialists, the overall level of expertise of the book is unsurpassed, and several chapters present substantial amounts of original information. The book is richly illustrated, and all chapters have extensive bibliographies. Volume I has been published in 1998 and covers the evolution, systematics and biogeography of Lepidoptera. The goal of both volumes is to provide an overview of the current state of knowledge of this outstandingly important insect group.
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110893724; 9783110238570; 9783110238518; 9783110637915
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110893724
• Accès: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Niels Kristensen.

A comprehensive english-language reference work on morphology, physiology and development of the moths and butterflies of the world. Written by a truly international team of specialists, the overall level of expertise of the book is unsurpassed, and several chapters present substantial amounts of or...