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Breeding the World's Largest Living Arachnid - Amblypygid (Whipspider) Biology, Natural History, and Captive Husbandry... Breeding the World's Largest Living Arachnid - Amblypygid (Whipspider) Biology, Natural History, and Captive Husbandry (Hardcover)
Orin McMonigle
R1,718 Discovery Miles 17 180 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

What arachnologist worth his salt could forget the arachnid with a two-foot legspan? The Order Amblypygi not only contains world record species, but also some of the most improbable and unbelievable looking members of the Class Arachnida. Otherwise known as whipspiders, these creatures appear to have been formed in the deep recesses of a human nightmare, and yet are the only large arachnids that are entirely harmless to humans. Predatory whipspiders display advanced social behaviors and externally visible reproductive biology of immense complexity. This text presents cutting edge biological details, supporting Scanning Electron Micrographs, and unparalleled captive reproduction information with photographic documentation.

Quarterly Journal of Conchology; v.1 no. 1 (Hardcover): Anonymous Quarterly Journal of Conchology; v.1 no. 1 (Hardcover)
Anonymous
R747 Discovery Miles 7 470 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Orchids and Butterflies - The Life and Times of Theodore Mead (Hardcover): Paul Butler Orchids and Butterflies - The Life and Times of Theodore Mead (Hardcover)
Paul Butler
R1,297 Discovery Miles 12 970 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Comic Insects (Hardcover): F a S Reid, F Berry Berry, Frederick Warne & Co Comic Insects (Hardcover)
F a S Reid, F Berry Berry, Frederick Warne & Co
R826 Discovery Miles 8 260 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Insect Biology (Hardcover): Christopher Fleming Insect Biology (Hardcover)
Christopher Fleming
R3,498 R3,161 Discovery Miles 31 610 Save R337 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Quarterly Journal of Conchology; v. 1 no. 15 (Hardcover): Anonymous Quarterly Journal of Conchology; v. 1 no. 15 (Hardcover)
Anonymous
R751 Discovery Miles 7 510 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
R2,910 Discovery Miles 29 100 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Manual of Conchology, Structural and Systematic - With Illustrations of the Species; 13 (Hardcover): George Washington Tryon,... Manual of Conchology, Structural and Systematic - With Illustrations of the Species; 13 (Hardcover)
George Washington Tryon, Henry Augustus B 1862 Pilsbry; Alpheus 1838-1902 Hyatt
R1,058 Discovery Miles 10 580 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Plant-Animal Interactions - Source of Biodiversity (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Kleber Del-Claro, Helena Maura Torezan-Silingardi Plant-Animal Interactions - Source of Biodiversity (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Kleber Del-Claro, Helena Maura Torezan-Silingardi
R3,593 Discovery Miles 35 930 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This textbook provides the first overview of plant-animal interactions for twenty years focused on the needs of students and professors. It discusses a range of topics from the basic structures of plant-animal interactions to their evolutionary implications in producing and maintaining biodiversity. It also highlights innovative aspects of plant-animal interactions that can represent highly productive research avenues, making it a valuable resource for anyone interested in a future career in ecology. Written by leading experts, and employing a variety of didactic tools, the book is useful for students and teachers involved in advanced undergraduate and graduate courses addressing areas such as herbivory, trophic relationships, plant defense, pollination and biodiversity.

The Natural History of British Insects - Explaining Them in their Several States, with the Periods of their Transformations,... The Natural History of British Insects - Explaining Them in their Several States, with the Periods of their Transformations, their Food, Oeconomy, &C. Together with the History of Such Minute Insects As Require Investigation by the Microscope : The...; V. (Hardcover)
R948 Discovery Miles 9 480 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Einige Neue Und Interessante Ameisenformen Aus Sumatra Etc. (Hardcover): A. Forel Einige Neue Und Interessante Ameisenformen Aus Sumatra Etc. (Hardcover)
A. Forel
R747 Discovery Miles 7 470 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
R4,316 Discovery Miles 43 160 Ships in 12 - 19 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).

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
R5,729 Discovery Miles 57 290 Ships in 12 - 19 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.

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
R2,324 Discovery Miles 23 240 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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
R5,909 Discovery Miles 59 090 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.

How to Read an Insect - A Smart Guide to What Insects Do and Why (Paperback, New edition): Ross Piper How to Read an Insect - A Smart Guide to What Insects Do and Why (Paperback, New edition)
Ross Piper
R516 R474 Discovery Miles 4 740 Save R42 (8%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

A BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED LOOK AT THE LIVES AND MIND-BOGGLING BEHAVIOURS OF INSECTS How to Read an Insect takes you on an unforgettable tour of the insect world, presenting these amazing creatures as you have never seen them before. This stunningly illustrated guide puts a wealth of fascinating behaviours under the microscope - from elegant displays of courtship to brutal acts of predation. Along the way, Ross Piper charts the evolution of insects and reveals everything you need to know about how they nest, feed, reproduce and defend themselves. He concludes by discussing the impact of the human world on insects, and what we can do to prevent their decline in numbers. * Explores the remarkable lifestyles of exotic insects as well as those in your own garden. * Includes highlights from a wide range of new insect behaviour studies. * Features a wealth of breathtaking colour photos, illustrations, and graphics.

39088011865193; no. 17 (1960) (Hardcover): American Entomological Society 39088011865193; no. 17 (1960) (Hardcover)
American Entomological Society
R881 Discovery Miles 8 810 Ships in 12 - 19 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
R1,094 Discovery Miles 10 940 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
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
R2,345 Discovery Miles 23 450 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Advances in Insect Physiology, Volume 56 (Hardcover): Russell Jurenka Advances in Insect Physiology, Volume 56 (Hardcover)
Russell Jurenka
R4,667 Discovery Miles 46 670 Ships in 12 - 19 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.

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
R5,401 Discovery Miles 54 010 Ships in 12 - 19 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.

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
R5,027 Discovery Miles 50 270 Ships in 12 - 19 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.

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
R4,642 Discovery Miles 46 420 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.

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
R958 Discovery Miles 9 580 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
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
R953 Discovery Miles 9 530 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
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