Zoology: invertebrates

Developed as an introduction to new molecular genetic techniques, Insect Molecular Genetics also provides literature, terminology, and additional sources of information to students, researchers, and professional entomologists.

A simple clear introduction to invertebrate biology, with an emphasis on evolution in each group.

This book comprehensively reviews current pest management practices and explores novel integrated pest management strategies in Brassica oilseed crops.

The majority of undergraduate texts in invertebrate zoology (of which there are many) fall into one of two categories.

This book brings together scattered information on insect conservation, providing a robust foundation for future progress, using examples from around the world.

Australia's nature is exceptional, wonderful and important.

Explores the molecular mechanisms, ecological responses and practical applications of insect survival at low temperatures.

The Biology of Nematocysts is derived from a symposium dedicated to the exclusive discussion on the biology of nematocysts and cnidocytes.

Ponds and small lakes support an extremely rich biodiversity of fascinating organisms.

A rapidly growing interdisciplinary field, disease ecology merges key ideas from ecology, medicine, genetics, immunology, and epidemiology to study how hosts and pathogens interact in populations, communities, and entire ecosystems.

Invertebrates have proven to be extremely useful model systems for gaining insights into the neural and molecular mechanisms of sensory processing, motor control and higher functions such as feeding behavior, learning and memory, navigation, and social behavior.

Dragonflies are among the most ancient of living creatures - few insect groups fascinate as much or are more immediately recognisable.

Wetlands are often seen as the ultimate symbol of beauty and tranquillity, their clear waters sheltering mysterious animals in a world where change is gentle and slow, from dragonflies skimming above their own reflections to the fishes glimpsed briefly below.

Insect Sex Pheromones is a revised and expanded edition of the book "e;"e;Insect Sex Attractants"e;"e; and covers greater discoveries in the field of sex pheromones.

Rocky outcrops are landscape features with disproportionately high biodiversity values relative to their size.

This book documents the latest accomplishments and technology relating to pheromone use in insect pest management along with the information that lead to these advances.

Critical review of the production and function of insect cuticular hydrocarbons with special emphasis on their role in chemical communication.

Squat lobsters of the superfamilies Chirostyloidea and Galatheoidea are highly visible crustaceans on seamounts, continental margins, shelf environments, hydrothermal vents and coral reefs.

'a true gem' -London Naturalist'I love this book' Nick BakerThe author completes the book with an identification guide to dung itself, so that you can identify the animal that left it behind.

Insects, Science, & Society documents the proceedings of a symposium of the same name celebrating the centennial of entomology at Cornell University.

Discover the fascinating stories behind 300 species of insects and explore their world.

Australia’s introduced vertebrate pest species cost at least $1 billion annually in economic, environmental and social impacts.

An undergraduate and postgraduate textbook covering the key principles, methodologies, approaches and practical examples of insect pest management in agricultural, post harvest systems, horticulture, insect vectors and medical and veterinary entomology.

Dependence upon neurotoxic chemicals as a means to control pest insects has lead to several problems: environmental hazards associated with broad-spectrum pesticides, negative impacts on non-target organisms such as natural enemies and pollinators, and the development of resistance to these chemicals among target species.

Cricket song is a sound of the Australian bush.

The Hymenoptera is one of the largest orders of terrestrial arthropods and comprises the sawflies, wasps, ants, bees and parasitic wasps.

The Hepialidae (Ghost Moths) are a family of often spectacular micro-moths.

An updated edition of this popular textbook, covering recognition, biology, ecology and medical importance of the arthropods that affect human health.

Killing Bugs for Business and Beauty examines the beginning of Canada's aerial war against forest insects and how a tiny handful of officials came to lead the world with a made-in-Canada solution to the problem.

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RSPB Spotlight: Bumblebees is packed with eye-catching, informative colour photos, and features succcinct and detailed text written by a knowledgeable naturalist.

This volume addresses chemical interactions between insects and plants, such as feeding and ovipositional attractants and deterrents.

It addresses the threats insect populations face and explores ways insects and their habitats are prioritised, mapped, monitored and conserved.

A detailed review of flea biology and a case study of host-parasite relationships.

Caenorhabditis elegans - An Overview and Emerging Roles in Studying Disease explores different disease models that have been successfully validated in this nematode, either to unravel disease mechanisms or to perform drug screenings.

The field of insect nutritional ecology has been defined by how insects deal with nutritional and non-nutritional compounds, and how these compounds influence their biology in evolutionary time.

A tiny organism called pollen pulls off one of nature's key tasks: plant reproduction.

Caddisflies are one of the most diverse groups of organisms living in freshwater habitats, and their larvae are involved in energy transfer at several levels within these communities.

As the largest living group on earth, insects can provide us with insight into adaptation, evolution, and survival.

How honeybees make collective decisions-and what we can learn from this amazing democratic processHoneybees make decisions collectively-and democratically.

A concise and contemporary synthesis of research into the ecology and conservation of wood ants, encompassing all known species.

Marine Bivalve Molluscs Marine Bivalve Molluscs is a comprehensive and thoroughly updated Second Edition of Bivalve Molluscs, covering all major aspects of this important class of invertebrates.

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

This unique book synthesizes the ongoing long-term community ecology studies of fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.

Parasitic wasps of the genus Scelio play an important role in the regulation of orthopteran populations and are implicated in suppressing numbers of numerous pest locusts and grasshoppers.

Captures the full scope of the literature, integrating ecological and molecular mechanisms that enable insects to enter a dormant state.

Insects are among the most diverse and adaptable organisms on Earth.

This benchmark publication assembles information on the current and anticipated effects of climate change on animal health.

This is the second of a three volume series revising the entire Australian fauna of Oecophorinae and includes three major groups of genera – the Chezala Walker, Philobota Meyrick and Eulechria Meyrick groups.