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Einige Neue Und Interessante Ameisenformen Aus Sumatra Etc. (Hardcover): A. Forel Einige Neue Und Interessante Ameisenformen Aus Sumatra Etc. (Hardcover)
A. Forel
R714 Discovery Miles 7 140 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Electronic Monitoring of Feeding Behavior of Phytophagous True Bugs (Heteroptera) (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Antonio Ricardo... Electronic Monitoring of Feeding Behavior of Phytophagous True Bugs (Heteroptera) (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Antonio Ricardo Panizzi, Tiago Lucini, Paula Levin Mitchell
R4,067 Discovery Miles 40 670 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book compiles for the first time all the current information on the electronic monitoring of the feeding behavior of phytophagous true bugs. It includes state-of-the-art illustrations of feeding sites on the various plant structures, and examines how the different feeding strategies are related to the variable waveforms generated using the electropenetrography (EPG) technique. Further, the book describes the mouthparts and modes of feeding and discusses the physical and chemical damage resulting from feeding activities. Covering in detail all EPG studies developed and conducted using true bugs published to date, it explores the use of electronic monitoring of feeding coupled with histological analyses to improve strategies to control true bugs, from traditional chemical methods to gene silencing (RNAi).

Insect Biology (Hardcover): Christopher Fleming Insect Biology (Hardcover)
Christopher Fleming
R3,323 R3,007 Discovery Miles 30 070 Save R316 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Insect Science - Diversity, Conservation and Nutrition (Hardcover): Mohammad Manjur Shah, Umar Sharif Insect Science - Diversity, Conservation and Nutrition (Hardcover)
Mohammad Manjur Shah, Umar Sharif
R2,769 Discovery Miles 27 690 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Endless Forms - The Secret World of Wasps (Paperback): Seirian Sumner Endless Forms - The Secret World of Wasps (Paperback)
Seirian Sumner
R256 Discovery Miles 2 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

'A funny and beautifully written welcome to the enigmatic, weird and wonderful world of wasps' DAVE GOULSON, author of SILENT EARTH There may be no insect with a worse reputation than the wasp, and none guarding so many undiscovered wonders. Where bees and ants have long been the darlings of the insect world, wasps are much older, cleverer and more diverse. They are the bee's evolutionary ancestors - flying 100 million years earlier - and today they are just as essential for the survival of our environment. A bee, ecologist Professor Seirian Sumner argues, is just a wasp that has forgotten how to hunt. For readers of Entangled Life, Other Minds and The Gospel of Eels, this is a book to upturn your expectations about one overlooked animal and the wider architecture of our natural world. With endless surprises, this book might teach you about the wasps that spend their entire lives sealed inside a fig, about stinging wasps, about parasitic wasps, about wasps that turn cockroaches into living zombies, about how wasps taught us to make paper. It offers up a maligned insect in all its diverse, unexpected splendour; as both predator and pollinator, the wasp is an essential pest controller worldwide. Inside their sophisticated social worlds is the best model we have for the earth's major evolutionary transitions. In their understudied biology are clues to progressing medicine, including a possible cure for cancer. The closer you look at these spurned, winged insects - both custodians and bouncers of our planet - the more you see. Their secrets have so far gone mostly untapped, but the potential of the wasp is endless.

Sino-African Cooperation for Schistosomiasis Control in Zanzibar - A Blueprint for Combating other Parasitic Diseases... Sino-African Cooperation for Schistosomiasis Control in Zanzibar - A Blueprint for Combating other Parasitic Diseases (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Kun Yang, Heinz Mehlhorn
R5,397 Discovery Miles 53 970 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Offering an example for transnational cooperation and successful reduction of a neglected tropical disease, this volume shows how Chinese scientists and local physicians controlled schistosomiasis in Zanzibar. Over a four-year study, local medical specialists and the population of Zanzibar were taught how to diagnose the parasitosis caused by flukes (trematode worms) of the genus Schistosoma. Furthermore, methods to eliminate the disease and prevent new infections were established. The developed control system will avoid repeated increase of human schistosomiasis, which is still prevalent in the tropics and subtropics. Rural populations and poor communities lacking access to clean drinking water and adequate sanitation are most affected. This book is a blueprint of activities urgently needed to combat schistosomiasis in countries with low medical impact. The strategies outlined are particularly relevant to parasitologists and professionals in public health, physicians, medical personnel and also governmental, healthcare and pharmaceutical institutions.

Morphogenesis, Environmental Stress and Reverse Evolution (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020): Jean Guex, John S. Torday, William B... Morphogenesis, Environmental Stress and Reverse Evolution (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Jean Guex, John S. Torday, William B Miller Jr
R5,617 Discovery Miles 56 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

It is widely acknowledged that life has adapted to its environment, but the precise mechanism remains unknown since Natural Selection, Descent with Modification and Survival of the Fittest are metaphors that cannot be scientifically tested. In this unique text, invertebrate and vertebrate biologists illuminate the effects of physiologic stress on epigenetic responses in the process of evolutionary adaptation from unicellular organisms to invertebrates and vertebrates, respectively. This book offers a novel perspective on the mechanisms underlying evolution. Capacities for morphologic alterations and epigenetic adaptations subject to environmental stresses are demonstrated in both unicellular and multicellular organisms. Furthermore, the underlying cellular-molecular mechanisms that mediate stress for adaptation will be elucidated wherever possible. These include examples of 'reverse evolution' by Professor Guex for Ammonites and for mammals by Professor Torday and Dr. Miller. This provides empiric evidence that the conventional way of thinking about evolution as unidirectional is incorrect, leaving open the possibility that it is determined by cell-cell interactions, not sexual selection and reproductive strategy. Rather, the process of evolution can be productively traced through the conservation of an identifiable set of First Principles of Physiology that began with the unicellular form and have been consistently maintained, as reflected by the return to the unicellular state over the course of the life cycle.

39088011865193; no. 17 (1960) (Hardcover): American Entomological Society 39088011865193; no. 17 (1960) (Hardcover)
American Entomological Society
R834 Discovery Miles 8 340 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Reproductive Behavior and Isolation of Two Sympatric Coenagrionid Damselflies in Florida (Hardcover): Kenneth Tennessen Reproductive Behavior and Isolation of Two Sympatric Coenagrionid Damselflies in Florida (Hardcover)
Kenneth Tennessen
R2,212 Discovery Miles 22 120 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Lepidoptera Indica; vol. 3 (Hardcover): Frederic 1830-1907 Moore, Charles 1838- Swinhoe Lepidoptera Indica; vol. 3 (Hardcover)
Frederic 1830-1907 Moore, Charles 1838- Swinhoe
R1,034 Discovery Miles 10 340 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Insect Conservation and Australia's Grasslands (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019): Tim R. New Insect Conservation and Australia's Grasslands (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
Tim R. New
R4,623 Discovery Miles 46 230 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Australia's varied grasslands have suffered massive losses and changes since European settlement, and those changes continue under increasingly intensive human pressures for development and agricultural production. The values of native grasslands for conservation of endemic native biodiversity, both flora and fauna, have led to strong interests in the protection of remaining fragments, especially near urban centres, and documentation of the insects and other inhabitants of grasslands spanning tropical to cool temperate parts of the country. Attention to conservation of grassland insects in Australia is relatively recent, but it is increasingly apparent that grasslands harbour many localised and ecologically specialised endemic species. Their conservation necessarily advances from very incomplete documentation, and draws heavily on lessons from the far better-documented grasslands elsewhere, most notably in the northern hemisphere, and undertaken over far longer periods. From those cases, and the extensive background to grassland management to harmonise conservation with production and amenity values through honing use of processes such as grazing, mowing and fire, the needs and priorities for Australia can become clearer, together with needs for grassland restoration at a variety of scales. This book is a broad overview of conservation needs of grassland insects in Australia, drawing on the background provided elsewhere in the world on the responses to disturbances, and the ecological importance, of some key insect groups (notably Orthoptera, Hemiptera and Lepidoptera) to suggest how insect conservation in native, pastoral and urban grasslands may be advanced. The substantial references given for each chapter facilitate entry for non-entomologist grassland managers and stewards to appreciate the diversity and importance of Australia's grassland insects, their vulnerabilities to changes, and the possibilities for conserving them and the wider ecological roles in which they participate.

An Epitome of the Natural History of the Insects of India - and the Islands in the Indian Seas: Comprising Upwards of Two... An Epitome of the Natural History of the Insects of India - and the Islands in the Indian Seas: Comprising Upwards of Two Hundred and Fifty Figures and Descriptions of the Most Singular and Beautiful Species, Selected Chefly From Those Recently... (Hardcover)
E (Edward) 1768-1837 Donovan, Metcalf Collection (North Carolina St
R902 Discovery Miles 9 020 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Parasitic Crustacea - State of Knowledge and Future Trends (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019): Nico J. Smit, Niel L. Bruce, Kerry A.... Parasitic Crustacea - State of Knowledge and Future Trends (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
Nico J. Smit, Niel L. Bruce, Kerry A. Hadfield
R5,088 Discovery Miles 50 880 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book offers the first comprehensive review of parasitic Crustacea, which are among the most successful and diverse parasites. Starting with an introductory chapter, followed by an historic overview and topic-specific chapters, each presenting a different aspect of parasitic crustacean biology, it enables readers to gain a better understanding of how these parasites function and allows direct comparisons between the different parasitic crustacean groups. The authors also discuss, in depth, the adaptations and interactions that have made parasitic Crustacea as successful as they are today, covering topics ranging from the history of their discovery, their biodiversity, phylogeny, evolution and life strategies to their role as vectors, or hosts of other organisms, and their significance in ecological processes. Consisting of ten chapters from leading international experts in the field, this volume offers a one-stop resource for all researchers, lecturers, students and practitioners.

The Evolution of Social Wasps (Hardcover, New): James H. Hunt The Evolution of Social Wasps (Hardcover, New)
James H. Hunt
R2,403 R2,275 Discovery Miles 22 750 Save R128 (5%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Evolution of Social Wasps resolves one of evolution's most intriguing problems - the origin of insect sociality. It also challenges conceptual approaches that have dominated three decades of social behaviour research. Hunt's innovative model integrates life history, nutrition, development and ecology. His broad synthesis of empirical knowledge on social wasps should interest evolution biologists, behavioural ecologists, or entomologists alike.

A Conspectus of the Butterflies and Moths Found in Britain; With Their English and Systematic Names, Times of Appearance,... A Conspectus of the Butterflies and Moths Found in Britain; With Their English and Systematic Names, Times of Appearance, Sizes, Colours; Their Caterpillars, and Various Localities (Hardcover)
James 1787-1867 Rennie
R906 Discovery Miles 9 060 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Millipeds in Captivity - Diplopodan Husbandry and Reproductive Biology (Millipede Husbandry) (Hardcover): Orin McMonigle Millipeds in Captivity - Diplopodan Husbandry and Reproductive Biology (Millipede Husbandry) (Hardcover)
Orin McMonigle; Contributions by Richard L Hoffman
R1,434 Discovery Miles 14 340 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Orin McMonigle, with contributions by the late Dr. Richard L. Hoffman, assembles the definitive resource guide with reproductive and developmental data for those spectacular terrestrial arthropods, the millipeds (or millipedes). Invertebrate hobbyists can successfully culture a number of colorful and gigantic diplopods by following specific methodologies outlined in this book. From the world's largest African giant millipeds to the most astoundingly colorful members of the Orders Polydesmida and Spirobolida, there are plenty of species to attract the beginning enthusiast or to challenge the advanced keeper.

Advances in Insect Physiology, Volume 56 (Hardcover): Russell Jurenka Advances in Insect Physiology, Volume 56 (Hardcover)
Russell Jurenka
R4,397 Discovery Miles 43 970 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Advances in Insect Physiology, Volume 56, provides readers with the latest interdisciplinary reviews on the topic. It is an essential reference source for invertebrate physiologists, neurobiologists, entomologists, zoologists, and insect chemists, with this new release focusing on the Effects of resource limitation on the strengths of tradeoffs in insect lifecycles, The circadian system in insects: cellular, molecular, and functional organization, Molecular Physiology of the Insect Midgut, The Cryptonephridic system in Lepidoptera, Subsocial insects and the physiology of parental care, Mechanisms regulating phenotypically plastic traits in wing polymorphic insects, and more.

Neotropical Hard Ticks (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae) - A Critical Analysis of Their Taxonomy, Distribution, and Host Relationships... Neotropical Hard Ticks (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae) - A Critical Analysis of Their Taxonomy, Distribution, and Host Relationships (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Alberto A. Guglielmone, Santiago Nava, Richard G. Robbins
R4,102 Discovery Miles 41 020 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Of the 758 species of hard ticks (family Ixodidae) currently known to science, 137 (18%) are found in the Neotropical Zoogeographic Region, an area that extends from the eastern and western flanks of the Mexican Plateau southward to southern Argentina and Chile and that also includes the Greater and Lesser Antilles and the Galapagos Islands. This vast and biotically rich region has long attracted natural scientists, with the result that the literature on Neotropical ticks, which are second only to mosquitoes as vectors of human disease and are of paramount veterinary importance, is enormous, diffuse, and often inaccessible to non-specialists. In this book, three leading authorities on the Ixodidae have combined their talents to produce a summary of essential information for every Neotropical tick species. Under each species name, readers will find an account of the original taxonomic description and subsequent redescriptions, followed by an overview of its geographic distribution and host relationships, including a discussion of human parasitism. Additional sections provide detailed analyses of tick distribution by country and zoogeographic subregion (the Caribbean, southern Mexico and Central America, South America, and the Galapagos Islands), together with a review of the phenomenon of invasive tick species and examination of the many valid and invalid names that have appeared in the Neotropical tick literature. The text concludes with an unprecedented tabulation of all known hosts of Neotropical Ixodidae, including the tick life history stages collected from each host. This book is an invaluable reference for biologists and biomedical personnel seeking to familiarize themselves with the Neotropical tick fauna.

Biological Control of the Citrus Blackfly (Aleurocanthus Woglumi Ashby) by Prospaltella Opulenta Silv. in Central-western... Biological Control of the Citrus Blackfly (Aleurocanthus Woglumi Ashby) by Prospaltella Opulenta Silv. in Central-western Venezuela - With a Review of the Pest's Invasion of the Western Hemisphere and Suppression by Introduced Parasites (Hardcover)
Hugo Chavez Torres
R2,232 Discovery Miles 22 320 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Downy Mildew Disease of Crucifers: Biology, Ecology and Disease Management (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Govind Singh Saharan,... Downy Mildew Disease of Crucifers: Biology, Ecology and Disease Management (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Govind Singh Saharan, Naresh Mehta, Prabhu Dayal Meena
R4,414 Discovery Miles 44 140 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The book reviews key developments in downy mildew research, including the disease, its distribution, symptomatology, host range, yield losses, and disease assessment; the pathogen, its taxonomy, morphology, phylogeny, variability, sporulation, survival and perpetuation, spore germination, infection, pathogenesis, seed infection, disease cycle, epidemiology, forecasting, and fine structures. The book also elaborates the mechanisms of host resistance (biochemical, histological, genetic, and molecular, including cloning and the mapping of R-genes), disease resistance breeding strategies, and the genetics of host-parasite interactions. It explores disease management based on cultural, chemical, biological, host resistance, and integrated approaches; and provides suggestions for future research areas. This book offers a comprehensive guide to an economically important disease, reviewing in detail the extant body of literature. Divided into 16 chapters, each of which includes a wealth of photographs, graphs, histograms, tables, figures, flow charts, micrographs etc., it represents an invaluable source of information for all researchers, teachers, students, industrialists, farmers, policymakers, and all others who are interested in growing healthy and profitable cruciferous crops all over the world.

Lepidoptera Indica; vol. 7 (Hardcover): Frederic 1830-1907 Moore, Charles 1838- Swinhoe Lepidoptera Indica; vol. 7 (Hardcover)
Frederic 1830-1907 Moore, Charles 1838- Swinhoe
R1,036 Discovery Miles 10 360 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Entomologist's Text Book - an Introduction to the Natural History, Structure, Physiology and Classification of... The Entomologist's Text Book - an Introduction to the Natural History, Structure, Physiology and Classification of Insects, Including the Crustacea and Arachnida (Hardcover)
J O (John Obadiah) 1805- Westwood, Metcalf Collection (North Carolina St, Tippmann Collection (North Carolina S
R1,035 Discovery Miles 10 350 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Formicides De L'Antille St. Vincent. Recoltees Par Mons. H. H. Smith. (Hardcover): A. Forel Formicides De L'Antille St. Vincent. Recoltees Par Mons. H. H. Smith. (Hardcover)
A. Forel
R794 Discovery Miles 7 940 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
West Coast Shells. A Familiar Description of the Marine, Fresh Water, and Land Mollusks of United States, Found West of the... West Coast Shells. A Familiar Description of the Marine, Fresh Water, and Land Mollusks of United States, Found West of the Rocky Mountains .. (Hardcover)
Josiah 1849-1911 Keep
R868 Discovery Miles 8 680 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Molecular Identification of Mosquito Vectors and Their Management (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020): Tapan Kumar Barik Molecular Identification of Mosquito Vectors and Their Management (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Tapan Kumar Barik
R4,609 Discovery Miles 46 090 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book summarizes the recent advancements in identifying the mosquito vectors and discusses various strategies for their control. The book describes various molecular taxonomic methods, including DNA barcoding and single nucleotide polymorphism-based machine learning approach, which are used for the identification of mosquito vectors. It also presents the various mosquito control methods, namely, phytochemicals, Bacillus thuringiensis toxins, nanotechnology, biological control agents, and environmental management strategies. It also highlights the importance of various repellents that are used for protection from different kinds of mosquito vectors. Finally, the book offers a comprehensive yet representative description of challenges associated with mosquito vector-borne diseases. The book is a useful resource for medical entomologists, health workers, and researchers working in mosquito-control and vector-borne diseases.

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