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Book SynopsisEvolution and Diversity.- Arthropod Evolution.- Insect Diversity.- External Structure.- Systematics and Taxonomy.- Apterygote Hexapods.- Paleoptera.- The Plecopteroid, Blattoid, and Orthopteroid Orders.- The Hemipteroid Orders.- The Panorpoid Orders.- The Remaining Endopterygote Orders.- Anatomy and Physiology.- The Integument.- Sensory Systems.- Nervous and Chemical Integration.- Muscles and Locomotion.- Gas Exchange.- Food Uptake and Utilization.- The Circulatory System.- Nitrogenous Excretion and Salt and Water Balance.- Reproduction and Development.- Reproduction.- Embryonic Development.- Postembryonic Development.- Ecology.- The Abiotic Environment.- The Biotic Environment.- Insects and Humans.
Table of ContentsEvolution and Diversity.- Arthropod Evolution.- Insect Diversity.- External Structure.- Systematics and Taxonomy.- Apterygote Hexapods.- Paleoptera.- The Plecopteroid, Blattoid, and Orthopteroid Orders.- The Hemipteroid Orders.- The Panorpoid Orders.- The Remaining Endopterygote Orders.- Anatomy and Physiology.- The Integument.- Sensory Systems.- Nervous and Chemical Integration.- Muscles and Locomotion.- Gas Exchange.- Food Uptake and Utilization.- The Circulatory System.- Nitrogenous Excretion and Salt and Water Balance.- Reproduction and Development.- Reproduction.- Embryonic Development.- Postembryonic Development.- Ecology.- The Abiotic Environment.- The Biotic Environment.- Insects and Humans.
