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Insects of South-Eastern Australia : an ecological and behavioural guide / Roger Farrow.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Clayton, Vic. : CSIRO Publishing, (c)2016.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781486304769
  • 9781486304752
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • QL487 .I574 2016
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
Contents:
Regional environments and where to find insects, focusing on the tablelands and ranges of south-eastern NSW -- Defining an insect -- An ecological and behavioural approach to insect identification -- Insect mouth parts: adaptations to different feeding strategies -- Insect classification: from species to order -- The insect life cycle -- Annual life cycle -- Feeding strategies -- Other attributes: behaviour and habitats -- Constructions and domiciles -- Part 2: Insects in their environment -- The plant feeders -- The predators -- The blood feeders -- Parasitoids -- The decomposers -- Non-feeding and perching insects.
Subject: "Insects of South-Eastern Australia is a unique field guide that uses host plants and behavioural attributes as the starting point for identifying insects. Richly illustrated with colour photographs, the different species of insects found in Australia's temperate south-east, including plant feeders, predators, parasites and decomposers, are presented."--Publisher description, viewed CSIRO Publishing website, 9 May 2016.
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Includes bibliographies and index.

Part 1: An ecological and behavioural approach to insect identification -- Regional environments and where to find insects, focusing on the tablelands and ranges of south-eastern NSW -- Defining an insect -- An ecological and behavioural approach to insect identification -- Insect mouth parts: adaptations to different feeding strategies -- Insect classification: from species to order -- The insect life cycle -- Annual life cycle -- Feeding strategies -- Other attributes: behaviour and habitats -- Constructions and domiciles -- Part 2: Insects in their environment -- The plant feeders -- The predators -- The blood feeders -- Parasitoids -- The decomposers -- Non-feeding and perching insects.

"Insects of South-Eastern Australia is a unique field guide that uses host plants and behavioural attributes as the starting point for identifying insects. Richly illustrated with colour photographs, the different species of insects found in Australia's temperate south-east, including plant feeders, predators, parasites and decomposers, are presented."--Publisher description, viewed CSIRO Publishing website, 9 May 2016.

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