Screen LibraryField guide to freshwater invertebrates of North America /
"The Field Guide to Freshwater Invertebrates of North America focuses on freshwater invertebrates that can be identified using at most an inexpensive magnifying glass. This Guide will be useful for experienced nature enthusiasts, students doing aquatic field projects, and anglers looking for th...
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Academic Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Burlington, MA : |
| Publication Dates: | 2011. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780123814265 |
| Summary: |
"The Field Guide to Freshwater Invertebrates of North America focuses on freshwater invertebrates that can be identified using at most an inexpensive magnifying glass. This Guide will be useful for experienced nature enthusiasts, students doing aquatic field projects, and anglers looking for the best fish bait, lure, or fly. Color photographs and art, as well as the broad geographic coverage, set this guide apart. 362 color photographs and detailed descriptions aid in the identification of species -- Introductory chapters instruct the reader on how to use the book, different inland water habitats and basic ecological relationships of freshwater invertebrates -- Broad taxonomic coverage is more comprehensive than any guide currently available."--Publisher's description. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xxv, 274 pages) : color illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-266) and index. |
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9780123814272 0123814278 9781282879416 1282879413 |
| Index Number: | QL365 |
| CLC: | Q959.1 |
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Introduction -- Using This Book Effectively -- General Techniques for Collecting and Identification. General Ecology of Freshwater Invertebrates -- The Nature of Inland Water Habitats -- A Primer on Ecological Relationships among Freshwater Invertebrates. Ecology and Identification of Specific Taxa -- Sponges: Phylum Porifera -- Hydra and Jellyfish: Phylum Cnidaria -- Flatworms: Phylum Platyhelminthes, Class Turbellaria -- Hairworms: Phylum Nematomorpha -- Snails: Phylum Mollusca, Class Gastropoda -- Mussels and Clams: Phylum Mollusca, Class Bivalvia -- Aquatic Segmented Worms and Leeches: Phylum Annelida -- Moss Animals: Phylum Ectoprocta, or Bryozoa -- Introduction to Freshwater Invertebrates in the Phylum Arthropoda -- Mites and Spiders: Subphylum Chelicerata, Class Arachnida -- Fairy Shrimp, Tadpole Shrimp, Clam Shrimp, and Water Fleas: Subphylum Crustacea, Class Branchiopoda -- Copepods, Fish Lice, and Seed Shrimp: Subphylum Crustacea, Classes Maxillopoda and Ostracoda -- Aquatic Sow Bugs, Scuds, and Opossum Shrimp: Subphylum Crustacea, Class Malacostraca, Superorder Peracarida -- Crayfish, Crabs, and Shrimp: Subphylum Crustacea, Class Malacostraca, Order Decapoda -- Introduction to Insects and their Near Relatives: Subphylum Hexapoda -- Mayflies: Insect Order Ephemeroptera -- Dragonflies and Damselflies: Insect Order Odonata -- Stoneflies: Insect Order Plecoptera -- True Bugs: Insect Order Hemiptera -- Hellgrammites, Spongillaflies, Caterpillars, and Others: Minor Aquatic Insect Orders -- Caddisflies: Insect Order Trichoptera -- Beetles: Insect Order Coleoptera -- Midges, Mosquitoes, Blackflies, and Other True Flies: Insect Order Diptera. |