PGillotts thorough yet clear writing style continues to keepSTRONG STRONG<strong>Entomology</strong> near the top of the class as a text for senior undergraduat... » 

PGillotts thorough yet clear writing style continues to keepSTRONG STRONGEntomology near the top of the class as a text for senior undergraduatesand for graduate students and professionals seeking an introduction to specificentomological topics. The authors longheld belief that an introductoryentomology course should present a balanced treatment of the subject isreflected in the continued arrangement of the book in four sections Evolutionand Diversity Anatomy and Physiology Reproduction and Development andEcology. For the third edition all chapters have been updated. This includesnot only the addition of new information and concepts but also the reduction orexclusion of material no longer considered quotmainstreamquot so as tokeep the book at a reasonable size. PPBased on exciting discoveries madeduring the previous decade the topics of insect evolutionary relationshipssemiochemicals gas exchange immune responses including those of parasitesand parasitoids flight and the management of pests have received particularattention in the preparation of the third edition. Overall more than 30 new orsignificantly revised figures have been incorporated. P TOCPPart I. Evolutionand Diversity. 1. Arthropod Evolution. 2. Insect Diversity. 3. ExternalStructure. 4. Systematics and Taxonomy. 5. Apterygote Hexapods. 6. Paleoptera.7. The Plecopteroid Blattoid and Orthopteroid Orders. 8. The HemipteroidOrders. 9. The Panorpoid Orders. 10. The Remaining Endopterygote Orders. PartII. Anatomy and Physiology. 11. The Integument. 12. Sensory Systems. 13.Natural and Chemical Integration. 14. Muscles and Locomotion. 15. Gas Exchange.16. Food Uptake and Utilization. 17. The Circulatory System. 18. NitrogenousExcretion and Salt and Water Balance. Part III. Reproduction and Development.19. Reproduction. 20. Embryonic Development. 21. Postembryonic Development.Part IV. Ecology. 22. The Abiotic Environment. 23. The Biotic Environment. 24.Insects and Humans. Index.P «