Cockroaches; ecology, behavior, and natural history.9780801886164 Cockroaches cockroaches insects which may carry Salmonella spp. in their gut and play a part in the spread of the disease. ; ecology, behavior, and natural history. Bell, William J. et al. Johns Hopkins Noun 1. Johns Hopkins - United States financier and philanthropist who left money to found the university and hospital that bear his name in Baltimore (1795-1873) Hopkins 2. U. Press 2007 230 pages $100.00 Hardcover QL505 Describing itself as a "grandchild" of The Biotic biotic /bi·ot·ic/ (bi-ot´ik) 1. pertaining to life or living matter. 2. pertaining to the biota. bi·ot·ic adj. 1. Relating to life or living organisms. Associations of Cockroaches (by Roth and Wilson, 1960), this volume updates the previous work, but narrows its focus to non-domestic cockroach cockroach or roach, name applied to approximately 3,500 species of flat-bodied, oval insects forming the order Blattodea. Cockroaches have long antennae, long legs adapted to running, and a flat extension of the upper body wall that conceals the species and strives to present its information within ecological and evolutionary context. Chapters describe the extreme diversity of the morphology, locomotion locomotion Any of various animal movements that result in progression from one place to another. Locomotion is classified as either appendicular (accomplished by special appendages) or axial (achieved by changing the body shape). , diets, and habitats of the 4000 species of Blattaria. They also provide overviews of the mating strategies, reproduction, and social behavior of cockroaches, as well as discussion of termites as social cockroaches and the ecological impact of cockroaches. Also discussed are microbes as the "unseen influence" on cockroach ecology and evolution. The text is illustrated with black and white photographs, drawings, and charts. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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