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100	1		_aMarshall, S. A. _q(Stephen A.), _eauthor. _9390432
245	1	0	_aBeetles : _bthe natural history and diversity of Coleoptera / _cStephen A. Marshall.
246	3	0	_aNatural history and diversity of Coleoptera
264		1	_aBuffalo, New York : _bFirefly Books (U.S.) Inc., _c2018.
264		4	_c©2018
300			_a784 pages : _bcolor illustrations ; _c29 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
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337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 766-769) and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction -- Part 1. Life histories, habits and habitats of beetles. Life histories of beetles : form and function -- Freshwater and marine beetles -- Beetle associations with fungi, dung and carrion -- Beetles, plants and plant products -- Beetles and other animals -- Part 2. Diversity. Origins, distribution and classification of the Coleoptera -- The "primitive" suborders -- Scirtoidea and the Staphyliniformia -- Superfamily Scarabaeoidea -- The Elateriformia -- Superfamily Bostrichoidea -- Cucujiformia, Part 1 -- Cucujiformia, Part 2 -- Cucujiformia, Part 3 -- Part 3. Studying beetles. Collecting, preserving and photographing beetles -- Identifying beetles.
520	3		_aIn Beetles: The Natural History and Diversity of Coleoptera, Marshall has again applied his deep knowledge of the insect world. Comprehensive and packed with 27 pages of richly illustrated keys and 4,500 color illustrations, it provides the reader with a colorful and enjoyable introduction to the natural history of a huge group of organisms, along with an overview of the diversity of fascinating families included in the group. The subject of this book is an enormous one, since the beetles, or Coleoptera, include almost 400,000 named species.Marshall opens with a description of what makes a beetle a beetle, and then introduces the natural history of the order with copious examples and explanations. -- Part one of the book includes: -- Life Histories of Beetles: Form and Function: Eggs; Larvae; Pupae, Prepupae and Cocoons; Adults; Courtship and Mating Behaviors -- Defense and Deception: Tanks, Tricks and Coleopteran; Chemical Warfare; Brilliance and Bioluminescence in the Beetles -- Freshwater and Marine Beetles: Freshwater beetles; Marine beetles -- Beetle Associations with Fungi, Dung and Carrion: Beetles and Fungi; Beetles and Dung; Beetles and Dead Bodies -- Beetles, Plants and Plant Products: Beetles and Flowers; Phytophagy and Beetle Diversity; Aposematic Beetles and Their Plant Hosts; Beetles as Agricultural and Garden Pests; Beetles and Biological Control of Weeds; Beetles and Trees -- Beetles and Other Animals: Dangerous Beetles; Coleoptera and Culture; Beetles Indoors; Rare, Endangered and Threatened Beetles; Beetles, Birds and Wild Mammals; Beetles and Other Invertebrates. -- Part two of Beetles is a guided tour of the diversity of the order, with fascinating stops for all of the world's 180 or so families of beetles as well as most of the significant subfamilies. Thousands of photos, almost all taken in the field by the author, are used to capture the range of form and function in each family, with pages of examples of the popular groups -- such as fireflies, tiger beetles, jewel beetles -- but also with unique photographs of little-known groups ranging from long-lipped beetles to the rarest rove beetles. Essential information about importance, range, behavior and biology is provided for each group, and easily used photographic keys to most families are provided for those wishing to use the book as an identification guide.The profusely illustrated keys in Beetles, linked to the unprecedented photographic coverage of the world's beetle families and subfamilies, enable readers to identify most families of beetles quickly and accurately, and to readily access information about each family as well as hundreds of distinctive genera and species.Like its companion titles, Insects and Flies, Beetles will be welcomed by the scientific, academic and naturalist communities, including the next generation of students of entomology.
650		0	_aBeetles _vIdentification. _9270898
650		0	_aBeetles _xEcology. _9390433
650		0	_aBeetles _vPictorial works. _9270899
650		0	_aColeopterology. _9390434
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