Ecological and Environmental Physiology of Insects

by Jon F. Harrison, Stephen P. Roberts, H. Arthur Woods, et al.

Book Overview

Insects are the most ecologically important multicellular heterotrophs in terrestrial systems. They play critical roles in ecological food webs, remain devastating agricultural and medical pests, and represent the most diverse group of eukaryotes in terms of species numbers. Their dominant role among terrestrial heterotrophs arises from a number of key physiological traits, and in particular by the developmental and evolutionary plasticity of these...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199225958
• ISBN13: 9780199225958
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.