Zoology: invertebrates

Pyle’s classic account of discovery along the migration trail of monarch butterflies is part natural history, part road trip adventure Although no one had ever followed North American monarch butterflies on their annual southward journey to Mexico and California, in the 1990s there were well-accepted assumptions about the nature and form of the migration.

This book is the first user-friendly regional guide devoted to ants—the “little things that run the world.

Aquatic Insects of California, with Keys to North American Genera and California Species is an essential reference for scientists, researchers, and enthusiasts working in the study of aquatic insects and their role in freshwater ecosystems.

Bulletin of the California Insect Survey, Volume 5: The Armored Scale Insects of California by Howard L.

From the acclaimed author of Honeybee Democracy, a classic account of the ecological factors that shape the social lives of honeybeesFor many years, research on honeybee social life dealt primarily with the physiological processes underlying the social system of the bee rather than the ecological factors that have shaped its societies.

Bulletin of the California Insect Survey, Volume 5: The Armored Scale Insects of California by Howard L.

This is an up-to-date and comprehensive handbook that presents a wealth of information on the different aspects of one of the largest dipterous family, Culicidae (mosquitoes).

Zoom in to the world of creepy crawlies and discover the secrets of the most successful creatures on the planet!

Find out how you can help save the bees in lots of practical ways and discover the incredible science behind honey bees, beekeeping, and bees in the wild - from the carpenter solitary bee to the stingless sugarbag.

Flies (Dipteria) have had an important role in deepening scientists'understanding of modern biology and evolution.

An empress demands her birthright .

An ancient enemy stirs once more .

A dread ritual casts a deadly shadow .

The days of peace are over.

Ants are probably the most dominant insect group on Earth, representing ten to fifteen percent of animal biomass in terrestrial ecosystems.

For most, the mere mention of lice forces an immediate hand to the head and recollection of childhood experiences with nits, medicated shampoos, and traumatic haircuts.

The average kilometer of tropical rainforest is teeming with life; it contains thousands of species of plants and animals.

Echinoderms are an ancient and diverse group of marine animals with a rich fossil record.

Honey Bees: Estimating the Environmental Impact of Chemicals is an updated account of the different strategies for assessing the ecotoxicity of xenobiotics against these social insects, which play a key role in both ecology and agriculture.

Insect Symbiosis summarizes the current knowledge of the relationship between symbiotic organisms and their insect hosts and provides an unparalleled analysis of cutting-edge research on this issue.

Planarians, a class of flatworm, are extraordinary: they possess the remarkable ability to regenerate lost body parts, including complete regeneration of the nervous system.

The human reaction to insects is neither purely biological nor simply cultural.

Crustaceans are increasingly used as model organisms in all fields of biology, including neurobiology, developmental biology, animal physiology, evolutionary ecology, biogeography, and resource management.

The Crustacea is one of the dominant invertebrate groups, displaying staggering diversity in form and function, and spanning the full spectrum of Earth's environments.

One of the only books to treat the whole spider, from its behavior and physiology to its neurobiology and reproductive characteristics, Biology of Spiders is considered a classic in spider literature.

Beekeeping is a sixteen-billion-dollar-a-year business.

Crustacean Nervous Systems and their Control of Behavior is the third volume of the series The Natural History of the Crustacea.

The emir of Bukhara used assassin bugs to eat away the flesh of his prisoners.

Beekeeping is a sixteen-billion-dollar-a-year business.

Butterfly enthusiasts, nature lovers, and curious general readers will perhaps be surprised to learn that Florida's butterfly fauna is unique--and that, until the appearance of this volume, there has been no adequate field guide for the butterflies of this region.

Understanding of animal social and sexual evolution has seen a renaissance in recent years with discoveries of frequent infidelity in apparently monogamous species, the importance of sperm competition, active female mate choice, and eusocial behavior in animals outside the traditional social insect groups.

The emir of Bukhara used assassin bugs to eat away the flesh of his prisoners.

The scientific understanding of arthropod phylogeny and evolution has changed significantly in recent decades.

Biology of Ticks is the most comprehensive work on tick biology and tick-borne diseases.

Biology of Ticks is the most comprehensive work on tick biology and tick-borne diseases.

The human reaction to insects is neither purely biological nor simply cultural.

More than 2600 species of tiger beetles are found all over the world.

According to Egyptian mythology, when the ancient Egyptian sun god Re cried, his tears turned into honey bees upon touching the ground.

According to Egyptian mythology, when the ancient Egyptian sun god Re cried, his tears turned into honey bees upon touching the ground.

Planarians, a class of flatworm, are extraordinary: they possess the remarkable ability to regenerate lost body parts, including complete regeneration of the nervous system.

Social behavior occurs in some of the smallest animals as well as some the largest, and the transition from solitary life to sociality is an unsolved evolutionary mystery.

Insects and fungi have a shared history of association in common habitats where together they endure similar environmental conditions, but only recently have mycologists and entomologists recognized and had the techniques to study the intricacies of some of the associations.

Drosophila, the common fruit fly, is the most extensively studied of all organisms from the standpoint of genetics and cytology.

Insects are seldom mentioned in discussions surrounding human history, yet they have dramatically impacted today's societies.

Insects are seldom mentioned in discussions surrounding human history, yet they have dramatically impacted today's societies.

The impact of bees on our world is immeasurable.

The impact of bees on our world is immeasurable.

The ecological relationships found to exist between tick vectors and pathogens in their zootic cycle can profoundly influence patterns of transmission and disease for humans and domestic animals.

This book links the molecular evolution of silk proteins to the evolution and behavioral ecology of web-spinning spiders and other arthropods.

During the past quarter century, there has been a tremendous expansion in our knowledge about gastropods, their behavior and their neurobiology.