TY - BOOK ID - 707224 TI - Ecology, Systematics, and the Natural History of Predaceous Diving Beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) PY - 2014 SN - 9401791090 9401791082 PB - Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Dytiscidae. KW - Life sciences. KW - Entomology. KW - Insects KW - Zoology KW - Biosciences KW - Sciences, Life KW - Science KW - Diving beetles KW - Dyticidae KW - Predaceous diving beetles KW - Beetles KW - Water beetles KW - Biodiversity. KW - Evolution (Biology). KW - Animal physiology. KW - Aquatic biology. KW - Evolutionary Biology. KW - Animal Physiology. KW - Freshwater & Marine Ecology. KW - Hydrobiology KW - Water biology KW - Aquatic sciences KW - Biology KW - Animal physiology KW - Animals KW - Anatomy KW - Animal evolution KW - Biological evolution KW - Darwinism KW - Evolutionary biology KW - Evolutionary science KW - Origin of species KW - Evolution KW - Biological fitness KW - Homoplasy KW - Natural selection KW - Phylogeny KW - Biological diversification KW - Biological diversity KW - Biotic diversity KW - Diversification, Biological KW - Diversity, Biological KW - Biocomplexity KW - Ecological heterogeneity KW - Numbers of species KW - Physiology KW - Evolutionary biology. KW - Aquatic ecology . KW - Aquatic biology KW - Ecology KW - Evolution (Biology) KW - Physiology. KW - Aquatic ecology. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:707224 AB - This comprehensive book provides one of the most complete overviews of the aquatic beetles in the family Dytiscidae, also known as predaceous diving beetles. Dytiscids constitute one of the largest families of freshwater insects with approximately 4,200 named species that come in a variety of sizes, colors, and habitat affinities. Although dytiscid adults and larvae are ubiquitous throughout a variety of aquatic habitats, and are important predators on other aquatic invertebrates and vertebrates, there are no compilations that have focused on summarizing the knowledge on aspects of their ecology, systematics, and biology. Chapters in this book summarize hitherto scattered topics, including their anatomy and habitats, chemical and community ecology, phylogenies and larval morphology including chaetotaxy, sexual systems, predation, dispersal, conservation, and cultural and historical aspects. This knowledge is potentially beneficial to anyone working in aquatic systems where dytiscids are an important part of the food web. Moreover, readers will gain a greater appreciation of dytiscids as model organisms for investigations of fundamental principles derived from ecological and evolutionary theory. Contributed chapters are by authors who are actively engaged in studying dytiscids, and each chapter provides color photos and future directions for research. . ER -