Zoology: invertebrates

The campaign to eradicate the papaya fruit fly from north Queensland has been widely acknowledged by international scientists as a significant technical achievement that equals any similar control program world-wide.

This authoritative catalogue will greatly assist readers in finding the correct taxonomic name for any given family, genus or species within each of the six arachnid orders treated.

Acarology: Proceedings of the 10th International Congress is a timely overview of the current international research mites and ticks.

Ecological engineering is about manipulating farm habitats, making them less favourable for pests and more attractive to beneficial insects.

Desert Channels is a book that combines art, science and history to explore the ‘impulse to conserve’ in the distinctive Desert Channels country of south-western Queensland.

This three-volume series represents a comprehensive treatment of the beetles of Australia, a relatively under-studied fauna that includes many unusual and unique lineages found nowhere else on Earth.

Australia has a rich diversity of phasmids – otherwise known as stick and leaf insects.

This is the first comprehensive, reliable, well-illustrated book covering the enormous diversity of Australian moths, summarising our knowledge of them by the acknowledged experts in the field.

Marine Flatworms provides a fascinating introduction to the intriguing world of polyclad flatworms, a group of large, free-living marine Platyhelminthes, which are found throughout the world but are most colourful in tropical waters.

Freshwater macroinvertebrates provide a useful and reliable indicator of the health of our rivers, streams, ponds and wetlands.

Australia has a rich diversity of phasmids - otherwise known as stick and leaf insects.

Dragonflies and damselflies are conspicuous insects - many are large and brightly coloured.

The Zygaenidae are a family of day-flying moths with an unusual biology – they are capable of releasing prussic (hydrocyanic) acid.

This book is a comprehensive guide to the identification of 800 species of decapod and stomatopod crustaceans from southern Australian marine waters.

"e;Professor Einstein said that if the bees disappear, so do we!

Common among moths is a mate-finding system in which females emit a pheromone that induces males to fly upwind along the pheromone plume.

Across the Afrotropical and Malagasy regions, ants are one of the most conspicuous and ecologically dominant animal groups.

With over 40,000 described species, spiders have adapted to nearly every terrestrial environment across the globe.

This engaging and easy-to-use natural history guidebook provides a thorough overview of native and honey bee biology and offers tools for identifying the most common bees of California and the Western United States.

The ant fauna of the Fijian archipelago is a diverse assemblage of endemic radiations, pan-Pacific species, and exotics introduced from around the world.

This stunning field guide provides a comprehensive resource for identifying and appreciating nearly 500 species of spiders.

All animals must eat.

Intrepid international explorer, biologist, and photographer Mark W.

Dying on the Vine chronicles 150 years of scientific warfare against the grapevine's worst enemy: phylloxera.

Insects boast incredible diversity, and this book treats an important component of the western insect biota that has not been summarized before-moths and their plant relationships.

Pearly mussels (Unionoidea) live in lakes, rivers, and streams around the world.

The California Tortoiseshell, West Coast Lady, Red Admiral, and Golden Oak Hairstreak are just a few of the many butterfly species found in the floristically rich San Francisco Bay and Sacramento Valley regions.

This guide synthesizes the most current information available on the pests and environmental conditions that can damage California's conifers, the vast majority of native trees in the state.

Ants are among the most conspicuous and the most ecologically important of insects.

The intimate associations between plants and the insects that eat them have helped define and shape both groups for millions of years.

Tidepools and rocky shores are among the most physically stressful environments on earth.

In this revision of the calanoid copepod family Heterorhabdidae, 7 genera and 59 species are recognized, and 25 species are described as new.

An expanded and improved edition of an established text reflecting recent developments in zooarchaeology.

This is the first book focusing on the chemoecology of insect eggs and egg deposition.

Written by a team of leading international specialists, Behavioral Ecology of Insect Parasitoids examines the optimal behaviors that parasitoids exhibit in order to maximize long term offspring production.

Distributed in the East European countries, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, People's Republic of Mongolia, Republic of Cuba and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam by Kultura, Budapest, HungaryThis volume presents the second part of brief characterizations and identification keys for oribatid mites inhabiting the Neotropical Region, as well as a check-list and bibliography of all described species from this area.

Catalogue of Palaearctic Diptera, Volume 7: Dolichopodidae-Platypezidae offers information on family Dolichopodidae and family Platypezidae, including type-species designation, authors, and proposed names.

The history of pathogens and vectors, unique symptoms of diseases and economic importance of important viral diseases have been dealt with in the introductory chapter of this book.

The history of pathogens and vectors, unique symptoms of diseases and economic importance of important viral diseases have been dealt with in the introductory chapter of this book.

This handbook series includes several naturally occurring chemicals that exhibit biological activity.

This handbook series includes several naturally occurring chemicals that exhibit biological activity.

Reprinted from "e;The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma"e; in 1927, Harding and Moore's illustrated compendium describes the biology, anatomy and sub species of the parasitic leech family that is the Suborder Rhynchabdellae predominantly found in south Asia.

Reprinted from "e;The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma"e; in 1927, Harding and Moore's illustrated compendium describes the biology, anatomy and sub species of the parasitic leech family that is the Suborder Rhynchabdellae predominantly found in south Asia.

While silk derived from silkworm has been of economic importance for centuries, more recently silkworm has been found to have utility in biomedicine.

While silk derived from silkworm has been of economic importance for centuries, more recently silkworm has been found to have utility in biomedicine.

Interest in insect behavior is growing rapidly, as reflected both in courses devoted fully to the topic and in its inclusion in general biology, ecology, invertebrate zoology, and animal behavior--as well as general entomology--curricula.

Our understanding of the physiological function of insect essential lipids has long been flawed by major uncertainties.

This monograph provides information on the basic and applied research on the morphology, taxonomy, biology, ecology and behaviour of the whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius).

Recent interest in nonchemical methods of pest control has brought renewed attention to the biological control of plant pests in the fields of entomology, plant pathology, and weed science.

Originally published in 1994, this volume presents research findings from experts on introduced pest ant species.