The lives of beetles: [electronic resource] : a natural history of Coleoptera

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서명/저자사항	The lives of beetles: [electronic resource]: a natural history of Coleoptera / Arthur V. Evans.
개인저자	Evans, Arthur V., author.
발행사항	Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 2023.
형태사항	1 online resource (288 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps.
총서사항	The Lives of the Natural World Series
ISBN	9780691237794 0691237794
기타표준부호	10.1515/9780691237794doi
서지주기	Includes bibliographical references and index.
내용주기	Introduction -- Structure & function -- Evolution, diversity, & distribution -- Communication, reproduction, & development -- Feeding habits -- Beetles in medicine, science, & technology -- Study & conservation -- Further reading -- Glossary -- Family classification of extant beetles.
소장본주기	Added to collection customer.56279.3
요약	"With some 400,000 species, beetles are among the largest and most successful groups of organisms on earth, making up one-fifth of all plant and animal species. No other animals exhibit such a dazzling range of size, form, and color. Mostly small, sturdy, and compact, beetles are incredibly well-equipped to find food, reproduce, and avoid predators. Additionally, their collective roles as herbivores, hunters, and recyclers are critical to the sustainability of terrestrial ecosystems. In this lavishly illustrated book, beetle expert and author Arthur Evans presents an inviting and comprehensive introduction to the fascinating lives of the world's beetles"--
해제	Provided by publisher.
일반주제명	Beetles. Beetles --Life cycles. Beetles --Behavior. Beetles --Habitat. Beetles --Pictorial works. NATURE / Animals / Insects & Spiders.
분류기호(DDC)	595.76
언어	In English.
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