The Biology of Wetas, King Crickets and Their AlliesWetas 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.All the biological knowledge pertinent to this family under one coverA compendium of scientific knowledge on these ancient insects |
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Contents
Habitats and Biogeography of New Zealands Deinacridine | 35 |
Stenopelmatidae | 57 |
South African King Crickets Anostostomatidae | 73 |
A Genetic Approach | 111 |
Morphology and Anatomy of New Zealand Wetas | 127 |
Morphometric Analysis of Hemideina spp in New Zealand | 163 |
Sexual Selection and Secondary Sexual Characters of Wetas and King Crickets | 179 |
Anatomy Development and Behaviour of the Chilean Red Cricket Cratomelus | 205 |
Mating Behaviour | 317 |
Aggression Behaviour in New Zealand Tree Wetas | 333 |
Communication and Reproductive Behaviour in North American Jerusalem | 351 |
Effect of Temperature on Drumming Rates of Jerusalem | 374 |
Postembryonic Development and Related Changes | 399 |
Sensory Physiology | 429 |
Neuromuscular Physiology and Motor Control | 459 |
Circadian Rhythms in Tree Wetas Hemideina thoracica | 491 |
The Ecology of Some Large Weta Species in New Zealand | 225 |
The Galleryrelated Ecology of New Zealand Tree Wetas Hemideina femorata | 243 |
Parasites of Anostostomatid Insects | 259 |
Stridulatory Mechanisms and Associated Behaviour in New Zealand Wetas | 271 |
Defence Behaviour | 297 |
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Common terms and phrases
abdominal acoustic adductor adult aggression alpine Anostostoma Anostostomatidae antennae apodeme Australia Biology bite body burrows Captive cells Chapter chromosome coxa coxal cuticle Deinacrida developed distal dorsal drumming Ecology eggs extensor fallai female femoro-abdominal femur Field and Sandlant forest galleries ganglion genera genus giant weta Gibbs gryllacridids habitat head capsule Hemiandrus Hemideina Hemideina crassidens Hemideina maori heteracantha hind legs hind tibiae insects instars isolata Jerusalem crickets Journal king crickets L.H. Field length locust Macropathus mahoenui male mandible gape mandibles mandibular mating McIntyre Moller Morgan-Richards morphology moult muscle nerve neurons observed occurs Orthoptera oviposition ovipositor pair palp pattern pegs Penalva populations posterior predators pronotum Ramsay range region Rhaphidophoridae Richards ricta ridges rugosa sclerite segment sensilla sexual sound South Island spermatophylax spines Stenopelmatidae stridulation stridulatory structures tergite thoracic thoracica tibia tion tree weta trochanteral tubules tusked weta ventral VMRO volume Wellington weta species Zealand Zealand wetas
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Page x - Department of Zoology, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand.
References to this book
Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Protostomes Bernhard Grzimek,Donna Olendorf No preview available - 2004 |
Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Protostomes Bernhard Grzimek,Donna Olendorf No preview available - 2004 |
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Biology of Wetas, King Crickets and Their Allies |
| Editor | L. H. Field |
| Publisher | CABI, 2001 |
| ISBN | 0851997821, 9780851997827 |
| Length | 560 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Middle East / Israel & Palestine Medical / Hematology |
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