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Insect Ecomorphology: Linking Functional Insect Morphology to Ecology and Evolution offers up-to-date knowledge and understanding of the morphology of insects and the functional basis of their diversity. This book covers the form and function of insect body structures in relation to their physiological performance capabilities, biological roles, and evolutionary histories. Written by international experts, the book explores the ecomorphology of functional systems such as insect feeding, locomotion, sensing, and egg laying. The combination of conceptual and review chapters, methodological approaches, and case studies enables readers to delve into active research fields and to gain an understanding of the form-function-performance paradigm. This book uncovers key structures of the various regions of the insect body, elucidates their function, and investigates their ecological and evolutionary implications. Insect Ecomorphology is thus a vital resource for entomologists, biologists, and zoologists, especially those seeking to understand more fully the morphology and physiological impacts of insects in correlation to their environments and to evolution.

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Author:   Oliver Betz, PhD (University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Weight:   0.450kg
ISBN:  

9780443185441

ISBN 10:   0443185441
Pages:   586
Publication Date:   02 June 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction to the field of insect ecomorphology 2. Conceptual issues in insect ecomorphology Part I: Ecomorphology of the insect body 3. Mouthparts 4. Compound eyes 5. Flight 6. Locomotion (terrestrial and aquatic) 7. Tarsal and pretarsal attachment organs 8. Ovipositors 9. Mechano- and chemosensillar Part II: Methodological approaches 10. Biomechanical approaches to the study of insect morphology 11. Methods for the study of insect behavior in the ecomorphological content 12. Trait-function relationships – Trait-based approaches in ecomorphology Part III: Case Studies 13. Damselflies 14. Trap-jaw ants 15. Insect-plant interactions 16. Feeding ecology of sap-sucking insects 17. Ants Part IV: Biomimetics 18. How insect biomimetics can benefit from ecomorphological research

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Oliver Betz obtained a Ph.D. in 1994 from the University of Bayreuth in Germany for his work on the morphology, function, and evolution of the prey-capture apparatus in Stenus rove beetles. He then became interested in the broader fields of functional and ecological morphology and became an assistant professor in ecology and zoology in 2002 at the University of Kiel, Germany. Since 2004, Oliver has been a full professor of Evolutionary Biology of Invertebrates at the Biology Department at the University of Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. His research focuses on the functional and ecological morphology of insects, with a focus on the integration of morphology and ecology to improve the understanding of the function of morphological structures in their ecological and evolutionary context.

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