Coleoptera

This volume provides a summary of the natural history of the ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae and over 2400 taxa) from North America north of Mexico. Under each taxon, the ecology, biology, dispersal power, collecting techniques and selected references are given. The section on ecology comprises the following: altitudinal distribution, habitat, diel activity and gregariousness. The section dealing with biology gives details on seasonality, mating, gravid females or oviposition, tenerals, over-wintering, feeding, predation, parasitism and defence-mechanism. The section on dispersal power, or the capability of dispersal, has been assessed when possible using three main criteria: wing condition, flight data (including light-trapping observations) and other locomotory habits.

A synthesis of the classification, distributions, and ways of life of the ground-beetles (Coleoptera: Caraboidea) dwelling in the Western Hemisphere. Under each taxon account, the historical nomenclature, distribution at the country and/or state/province level, and way of life, including Macrohabitat

The present volume treating the Western Rhodope Mountains, contains 40 papers by 71 authors. It starts with a geographical outline. It includes general reviews of the Mycota (1,763 species of fungi), mosses (364 species) and algae (1,257 species, varieties and forms) of the entire Rhodopes.

This book is a collection of original research articles, associated with selected topics in agricultural chemistry. The information provided in this book should be of interest for academic researchers and or agriculturalists.

While we may have always assumed that insects employ auditory communication, our understanding of it has been impeded by various technical challenges. In comparison to the study of an insect's visual and olfactory expression, research in the area of acoustic communication has lagged behind. Filling this void, Insect Sounds and Communication is the first multi-author volume to present a comprehensive portrait on this elusive subject. The text includes 32 chapters written by top experts from all corners of the globe.