Insect Mouthparts
Form, Function, Development and Performance
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Beschreibung
This is the first comprehensive book focusing on the form and function of insect mouthparts. Written by leading experts, it reviews the current knowledge on feeding types and the evolution of mouthparts and presents new research approaches. The richly illustrated articles cover topics ranging from functional morphology, biomechanics of biting and chewing, and the biophysics of fluid-feeding to the morphogenesis and genetics of mouthpart development, ecomorphology in flower-visiting insects as well as the evolution of mouthparts, including fossil records. Intended for entomologists and scientists interested in interdisciplinary approaches, the book provides a solid basis for future scientific work.
Chapter 6 of this book is available open access under a CC BY 4.0 license at link.springer.com.
The first comprehensive book about insect mouthparts Includes information on functional types, biomechanics, evolution and developmental biology of insect mouthparts Discusses various related topics, like feeding performance, palaeontology and larval mouthparts Richly illustrated with SEM micrographs, colour photos and illustrations
Autor*in
Harald W. Krenn
Themen in »Insect Mouthparts«
Biomechanics Blood Feeding Mouthparts Developmental Biology Feeding Organs Functional Morphology Insect Insect Feeding Mandibles Proboscis Suction Feeding Entomology Model invertebrates