Insect Behavior

Matthews, R.W.; Matthews, J.R.

ISBN 10: 0471576859 / ISBN 13: 9780471576853

Published by John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1978

About this Item

xiii, 507, b/w photos, text figs. . HB. Vg in d/w (some edge wear, short tear). 1st edition. [9780471576853].

Seller Inventory # S22620

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Insect Behavior
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, New York
• Publication Date: 1978
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471576859
• ISBN 13: 9780471576853
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • ENTOMOLOGY,GENERAL ENTOMOLOGY

About this title

Synopsis

Provides the first comprehensive overview of fundamental concepts of animal behavior as they relate to insects. Offers a comparative evolutionary approach that shows how major behavioral systems function. Covers the behavior of the individual insect—how it moves, orients, disperses, and feeds; also insect communication, and defensive, reproductive, and social behaviors. Case studies explore selected principles in relation to specific situations and provide examples of behavioral methodology. Contains complete, accessible references in each chapter.

From the Back Cover

For thirty years, Insect Behavior served as students’ sole overview of a field of study that is growing exponentially. Considerably updated and expanded, this second edition still retains its constructive balance between modern developments and historical insights, between new examples and old, between empirical work and theory, and between pertinent conclusions and the dynamic field and laboratory experiences from which such discoveries arise. Twenty-six case studies, 45 new color plates and 173 figures (over 40% of them new) add richness to the well-written, accessible text.