The Cockroach (Periplaneta Americana, L.)
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The Cockroach (Periplaneta Americana, L.)

An Introduction to Entomology for Students of Science and Medicine

  1. 112 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Cockroach (Periplaneta Americana, L.)

An Introduction to Entomology for Students of Science and Medicine

About this book

The Cockroach covers the structure and physiology of the American cockroach, Periplaneta americana. This well-known insect is extensively used by research workers for insecticide testing and general experimental work. This book is composed of 12 chapters, and begins with a presentation of the classification, life history and development, and the external features of the American cockroach. These topics are followed by considerable chapters on the internal features of the insect, including its circulatory, nervous, reproductive, and muscular systems, sense organs, and excretion. A chapter presents some practical guidelines in the laboratory for observation, dissection, and drawing. The last chapter describes the parasites and predators of the American cockroach. Zoologists, entomologists, researchers, and entomology students will find this book rewarding.

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Information

Publisher
Butterworth-Heinemann
Year
2016
Print ISBN
9781483196671
eBook ISBN
9781483221700
Topic
Biological Sciences
Subtopic
Biology
Index
Biological Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. The Cockroach
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. PREFACE
  6. CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTORY: THE INSECT WORLD
  7. CHAPTER 2. CLASSIFICATION, LIFE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT
  8. CHAPTER 3. EXTERNAL FEATURES
  9. CHAPTER 4. THE ALIMENTARY CANAL AND SALIVARY GLANDS
  10. CHAPTER 5. THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
  11. CHAPTER 6. THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
  12. CHAPTER 7. THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND SENSE ORGANS
  13. CHAPTER 8. EXCRETION: THE MALPIGHIAN TUBULES AND FAT-BODY
  14. CHAPTER 9. THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
  15. CHAPTER 10. THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM
  16. CHAPTER 11. INSTRUCTIONS FOR PRACTICAL WORK
  17. CHAPTER 12. PARASITES AND PREDATORS OF THE COCKROACH
  18. REFERENCES
  19. ADVANCED TEXTS
  20. INDEX

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