📗 Libro en inglés INSECT ECOMORPHOLOGY

Insect Ecomorphology Linking Functional Insect Morphology to Ecology and Evolution offers up to date knowledge and understanding of the morphology of insects and the functional basis of their diversity This book covers the form and function of insect body structures in relation to their physiological performance capabilities biological roles and evolutionary histories Written by international experts the book explores the ecomorphology of functional systems such as insect feeding locomotion sensing and egg laying The combination of conceptual and review chapters methodological approaches and case studies enables readers to delve into active research fields and to gain an understanding of the form function performance paradigm This book uncovers key structures of the various regions of the insect body elucidates their function and investigates their ecological and evolutionary implications Insect Ecomorphology is thus a vital resource for entomologists biologists and zoologists especially those seeking to understand more fully the morphology and physiological impacts of insects in correlation to their environments and to evolution