Insects - Successful Models of Evolution Fascinating and Threatened /
In the course of evolution, insects have developed an almost unbelievable variety of shapes and functional sophistication. The design of their exoskeleton is so imaginative and unusual, often even bizarre, that one can only marvel. The fact that insects can find design solutions for any problem, no...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | inglés |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
2025.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 2025. |
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| Acceso en liña: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-71029-6 |
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Table of Contents:
- From egg to finished insect
- Colouration and colour patterns
- Trichomes, lotus effects and adhesive structures
- Body care
- The super senses of insects
- Enemy defence and release strategies
- Insects in search of mates
- Food acquisition and prey capture
- Epilogue, almost an obituary.