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Evolution and Adaptation of Terrestrial Arthropods
John L. Cloudsley-Thompson
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Paperback. Num Pages: 141 pages, 33 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 8. Weight in Grams: 274.
Thisisnotintendedtobeacomprehensivetextbookofentomology andarachnology,butratheraconcisesynthesisofcertainbasic informationrequiredfor BSc(Hons)andMSc(Entomology) examinations. Theapproachisprimarilyfunctional:forinstance, theskeletalandwaterproofingpropertiesofthearthropodcuticle arediscussed,butnotitsbiochemistry;andIhaveincludedonly thosepointswithwhichIbelievealladvancedstudentsofthesub* jectoughttobefamiliar. Someaspectsaretodayregardedas outdated;othersdonotappearinanycurrenttexts,butIhave includedthembecauseIconsiderthemtobeimportant. Innoway, therefore,shouldthisberegardedasabookofreference. Tobe frank,itconsistsofamassofoversimplificationsandunqualified generalizationswhichareintendedtoclarifythecomplexprinciples underlyingthem. OncetheseprincipleshavebeenthorougWy grasped,thereaderwillhaveacquiredasufficientlybroadapproach tobeabletogetthebestvaluefrommoreadvancedtreatises. MythanksareduetoDrs. JohnDalingwater,AndrewMilner, andespeciallyPaulHillyardfortheiradviceonpalaeontological matters;toProfessorsEinarBursellforpermissiontouseFig. 8, takenfromhis An Introduction to Insect Physiology(Academic Press),NeilF. HadleyandtheEditorsof American Scientistto reproduceFigs. 52,53,andtoF. SchallerforFig. 42fromachap- terhewroteinGupta(ed. ) Arthropod Phylogeny(VanNostrand Reinhold). Finally,IwouldliketoexpressmygratitudetoRoy Abrahamsforredrawingthefiguresshowinginsectwingvenations andtoEileenBerghfortypingthemanuscript. Thebookwas completedduringtenureofaLeverhulmeEmeritusFellowship whichIampleasedtoacknowledge,whileProfessorN. A. Mitchison FRSkindlyprovidedmewithaccommodationinUniversityCol* lege,London. J. L. CWUDSLEY-THOMPSON Contents 1 PalaeontologyandPhylogeny...1 1. 1 TheEarliestArthropodanFossils...1 1. 2 TheFirstTerrestrialArthropods...2 1. 3 EvolutionintheArthropods...4 1. 3. 1 EmbryologicalConsiderations...4 1. 3. 2 ComparativeMorphology...5 1. 3. 3 MonophyleticorPolyphyleticOrigins...6 FurtherReading...9 2 ImplicationsofLiveonLand...10 2. 1 TheSignificanceofSize 10 2. 1. 1 Size,SkeletonsandAllometry 11 2. 1. 2 AllometricGrowth 12 ... Read more
Thisisnotintendedtobeacomprehensivetextbookofentomology andarachnology,butratheraconcisesynthesisofcertainbasic informationrequiredfor BSc(Hons)andMSc(Entomology) examinations. Theapproachisprimarilyfunctional:forinstance, theskeletalandwaterproofingpropertiesofthearthropodcuticle arediscussed,butnotitsbiochemistry;andIhaveincludedonly thosepointswithwhichIbelievealladvancedstudentsofthesub* jectoughttobefamiliar. Someaspectsaretodayregardedas outdated;othersdonotappearinanycurrenttexts,butIhave includedthembecauseIconsiderthemtobeimportant. Innoway, therefore,shouldthisberegardedasabookofreference. Tobe frank,itconsistsofamassofoversimplificationsandunqualified generalizationswhichareintendedtoclarifythecomplexprinciples underlyingthem. OncetheseprincipleshavebeenthorougWy grasped,thereaderwillhaveacquiredasufficientlybroadapproach tobeabletogetthebestvaluefrommoreadvancedtreatises. MythanksareduetoDrs. JohnDalingwater,AndrewMilner, andespeciallyPaulHillyardfortheiradviceonpalaeontological matters;toProfessorsEinarBursellforpermissiontouseFig. 8, takenfromhis An Introduction to Insect Physiology(Academic Press),NeilF. HadleyandtheEditorsof American Scientistto reproduceFigs. 52,53,andtoF. SchallerforFig. 42fromachap- terhewroteinGupta(ed. ) Arthropod Phylogeny(VanNostrand Reinhold). Finally,IwouldliketoexpressmygratitudetoRoy Abrahamsforredrawingthefiguresshowinginsectwingvenations andtoEileenBerghfortypingthemanuscript. Thebookwas completedduringtenureofaLeverhulmeEmeritusFellowship whichIampleasedtoacknowledge,whileProfessorN. A. Mitchison FRSkindlyprovidedmewithaccommodationinUniversityCol* lege,London. J. L. CWUDSLEY-THOMPSON Contents 1 PalaeontologyandPhylogeny...1 1. 1 TheEarliestArthropodanFossils...1 1. 2 TheFirstTerrestrialArthropods...2 1. 3 EvolutionintheArthropods...4 1. 3. 1 EmbryologicalConsiderations...4 1. 3. 2 ComparativeMorphology...5 1. 3. 3 MonophyleticorPolyphyleticOrigins...6 FurtherReading...9 2 ImplicationsofLiveonLand...10 2. 1 TheSignificanceofSize 10 2. 1. 1 Size,SkeletonsandAllometry 11 2. 1. 2 AllometricGrowth 12 ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
141
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New
Number of Pages
141
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783540181880
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V9783540181880
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