The biology of wetas, king crickets and their allies /
The biology of wetas, king crickets and their allies /
edited by L.H. Field.
- xx, 540 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
New Zealand author.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Systematics and Biogeography -- The Higher Classification, Phylogeny and Evolution of the Superfamily Stenopelmatoidea -- Habitats and Biogeography of New Zealand's Deinacridine and Tusked Weta Species -- North and Central America Jerusalem Crickets (Orthoptera: Stenopelmatidae): Taxonomy, Distribution, Life Cycle, Ecology and Related Biology of the American Species -- South African King Crickets (Anostostomatidae) -- Australian King Crickets: Distribution, Habitats and Biology (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae) -- The Gryllacrididae: An Overview of the World Fauna with Emphasis on Australian Examples -- The Evolutionary History of Tree Weta: A Genetic Approach -- Morphology and Anatomy -- Morphology and Anatomy of New Zealand Wetas -- Morphometric Analysis of Hemideina spp. in New Zealand -- Sexual Selection and Secondary Sexual Characters of Wetas and King Crickets -- Anatomy, Development and Behaviour of the Chilean Red Cricket, Cratomelus armatus B1 -- Ecology -- The Ecology of Some Large Weta Species in New Zealand -- The Gallery-related Ecology of New Zealand Tree Wetas, Hemideina femorata and Hemideina crassidens (Orthoptera, Anostostomatidae) -- Parasites of Anostostomatid Insects -- Behaviour -- Stridulatory Mechanisms and Associated Behaviour in New Zealand Wetas -- Defence Behaviour -- Mating Behaviour -- Aggression Behaviour in New Zealand Tree Wetas -- Communication and Reproductive Behaviour in North American Jerusalem Crickets (Stenopelmatus) (Orthoptera: Stenopelmatidae) -- Effect of Temperature on Drumming Rates of Jerusalem Crickets (Stenopelmatus: Stenopelmatidae: Orthoptera) -- Reproduction and Development -- The Reproductive Biology and the Eggs of New Zealand Anostostomatidae -- Postembryonic Development and Related Changes -- Physiology -- Sensory Physiology -- Neuromuscular Physiology and Motor Control -- Circadian Rhythms in Tree Wetas, Hemideina thoracica -- Haemolymph Physiology -- Conservation of Endangered Species -- Conservation of Threatened Species of Weta (Orthoptera: Anastostomatidae) in New Zealand -- Index. I. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. II. 8. 9. 10. 11. III. 12. 13. 14. IV. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Appendix 19.A. V. 20. 21. VI. 22. 23. 24. 25. VII. 26.
"Wetas are native to New Zealand and in evolutionary terms are insect 'dinosaurs' within the Orthoptera. Related species occur in South Africa, Australia, North America and to a lesser extent, Europe. This book brings together all known information on these fascinating groups to form a compendium of existing scientific knowledge for future biological investigation and conservation."--Publisher description.
0851994083 9780851994086
2001270115
Anostostomatidae
Jerusalem crickets
Gryllacrididae
Rhaphidophoridae
Wetas
Crickets
QL506 / .B544 2001
595.726
New Zealand author.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Systematics and Biogeography -- The Higher Classification, Phylogeny and Evolution of the Superfamily Stenopelmatoidea -- Habitats and Biogeography of New Zealand's Deinacridine and Tusked Weta Species -- North and Central America Jerusalem Crickets (Orthoptera: Stenopelmatidae): Taxonomy, Distribution, Life Cycle, Ecology and Related Biology of the American Species -- South African King Crickets (Anostostomatidae) -- Australian King Crickets: Distribution, Habitats and Biology (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae) -- The Gryllacrididae: An Overview of the World Fauna with Emphasis on Australian Examples -- The Evolutionary History of Tree Weta: A Genetic Approach -- Morphology and Anatomy -- Morphology and Anatomy of New Zealand Wetas -- Morphometric Analysis of Hemideina spp. in New Zealand -- Sexual Selection and Secondary Sexual Characters of Wetas and King Crickets -- Anatomy, Development and Behaviour of the Chilean Red Cricket, Cratomelus armatus B1 -- Ecology -- The Ecology of Some Large Weta Species in New Zealand -- The Gallery-related Ecology of New Zealand Tree Wetas, Hemideina femorata and Hemideina crassidens (Orthoptera, Anostostomatidae) -- Parasites of Anostostomatid Insects -- Behaviour -- Stridulatory Mechanisms and Associated Behaviour in New Zealand Wetas -- Defence Behaviour -- Mating Behaviour -- Aggression Behaviour in New Zealand Tree Wetas -- Communication and Reproductive Behaviour in North American Jerusalem Crickets (Stenopelmatus) (Orthoptera: Stenopelmatidae) -- Effect of Temperature on Drumming Rates of Jerusalem Crickets (Stenopelmatus: Stenopelmatidae: Orthoptera) -- Reproduction and Development -- The Reproductive Biology and the Eggs of New Zealand Anostostomatidae -- Postembryonic Development and Related Changes -- Physiology -- Sensory Physiology -- Neuromuscular Physiology and Motor Control -- Circadian Rhythms in Tree Wetas, Hemideina thoracica -- Haemolymph Physiology -- Conservation of Endangered Species -- Conservation of Threatened Species of Weta (Orthoptera: Anastostomatidae) in New Zealand -- Index. I. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. II. 8. 9. 10. 11. III. 12. 13. 14. IV. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Appendix 19.A. V. 20. 21. VI. 22. 23. 24. 25. VII. 26.
"Wetas are native to New Zealand and in evolutionary terms are insect 'dinosaurs' within the Orthoptera. Related species occur in South Africa, Australia, North America and to a lesser extent, Europe. This book brings together all known information on these fascinating groups to form a compendium of existing scientific knowledge for future biological investigation and conservation."--Publisher description.
0851994083 9780851994086
2001270115
Anostostomatidae
Jerusalem crickets
Gryllacrididae
Rhaphidophoridae
Wetas
Crickets
QL506 / .B544 2001
595.726