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This is the first comprehensive treatment of a major order of
arachnids featuring more than 6,000 species worldwide, familiar in
North America as daddy-longlegs but known scientifically as the
Opiliones, or harvestmen. The 25 authors provide a much-needed
synthesis of what is currently known about these relatives of
spiders, focusing on basic conceptual issues in systematics and
evolutionary ecology, making comparisons with other well-studied
arachnid groups, such as spiders and scorpions. Broad in scope, the
volume is aimed at raising relevant questions from a diversity of
fields, indicating areas in which additional research is needed.
The authors focus on both the unique attributes of harvestmen
biology, as well as on biological studies conducted with harvestmen
species that contribute to the understanding of behavior and
evolutionary biology in general. By providing a broad taxonomic and
ecological background for understanding this major arachnid group,
the book should give field biologists worldwide the means to
identify specimens and provide an invaluable reference for
understanding harvestmen diversity and biology.
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This
IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced
typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have
occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor
pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original
artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We
appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the
preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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