An Introduction to the Aquatic Insects of North America serves as a standard guide on the immature and adult stages of aquatic and semiaquatic insects of North America. It offers information on the distribution, tolerance values, trophic relationships, and functional adaptations of aquatic insects that allows an additional tool for categorising them.This text is intended to serve as a standard reference on the taxonomy, biology and ecology of aquatic insects with updated keys to separate life stages of all major taxonomic groupings. To this aim, the authors have provided additional excellent color photographs of most all families of immature aquatic insects to assist the student and professional with correct identifications.New to the 5th edition:Over 7000 referencesA chapter on A Photographic Overview of Aquatic Insects of North AmericaA revision and expansion of keys, as well as new figures added to the taxonomic chaptersAdded figures to the General Classification and Key to OrderschapterAll chapters have been updated with significant changes to chapters on Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, Trichoptera, Coleoptera, Diptera and TipuloideaSingle chapters covering each Order of all stages of aquatic insects
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Provides a standard guide to the immature and adult stages of aquatic and semiaquatic insects of North America. The book offers information on the distribution, tolerance values, trophic relationships, and functional adaptations of aquatic insects that allows an additional tool for categorising them.
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PrefaceAcknowledgmentsList of ContributorsChapter 1 IntroductionR. W. Merritt, K. W. Cummins, and M. B. BergChapter 2 General Morphology of Aquatic InsectsM. B. Berg, K. W. Cummins, and R. W. Merritt Chapter 3 Sampling Aquatic Insects: Collection Devices, Statistical Considerations, and Rearing ProceduresJ. K. Jackson, V. H. Resh, D. P. Batzer, R. W. Merritt and K. W. CumminsChapter 4 Aquatic Insect RespirationD. B. Buchwalter, V. H. Resh, G. A. Lamberti, and W.C.E.P. VerberkChapter 5 Habitat, Life History, Secondary Production, and Behavioral Adaptations of Aquatic InsectsA. D. Huryn and J. B. WallaceChapter 6 Ecology and Distribution of Aquatic InsectsK. W. Cummins, R. W. Merritt, and M. B. BergChapter 7 Use of Aquatic Insects in BioassessmentR. D. Mazor, D. M. Rosenberg and V. H. ReshChapter 8 An Overview of the Aquatic Insect Ecological TablesM. E. Benbow, J. P. Receveur, and S. NowakChapter 9 Adaptations and Phylogeny of Aquatic InsectsK. W. Will and V. H. ReshChapter 10 Aquatic Insects of North America:  A Photographic OverviewG. W. Courtney and S. A. Marshall Chapter 11 General Classification and Key to the Orders of Aquatic and Semiaquatic InsectsG. L. ParsonsChapter 12 Aquatic CollembolaR. J. SniderChapter 13 EphemeropteraS. K. BurianChapter 14 OdonataK. J. TennessenChapter 15 Semiaquatic OrthopteraH. SongChapter 16 PlecopteraR. E. DeWalt and B. C. Kondratieff Chapter 17 Aquatic and Semiaquatic HemipteraD. A. PolhemusChapter 18 Megaloptera and Aquatic NeuropteraD. E. Bowles and A. Contreras-RamosChapter 19 TrichopteraJ. C. Morse, R. W. Holzenthal, D. R. Robertson,  A. K. Rasmussen, and D. C. CurrieChapter 20 Aquatic and Semiaquatic LepidopteraM. A. SolisChapter 21 Aquatic ColeopteraA. E. Z. Short and D. S. White Chapter 22 Aquatic HymenopteraA. M. R. BennettChapter 23 Aquatic DipteraG. W. CourtneyChapter 24 TipuloideaJ. K. Gelhaus and V. PodenieneChapter 25 CulicidaeJ. R. Wallace Chapter 26 SimuliidaeP. H. Adler and D. C. CurrieChapter 27 ChironomidaeL. C. Ferrington, Jr. and M. B. BergGlossaryB. W. Merritt BibliographyIndex
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781524968540
Publisert
2019-07-26
Utgave
5. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Spiral
Antall sider
277