Biology of Arthropoda/D.R. Khanna and P.R. Yadav. New Delhi, Discovery
Publishing House, 2004, ix, 404 p., figs., ISBN 81-7141-897-X.
Biology of Arthropoda/D.R. Khanna and P.R. Yadav. New Delhi, Discovery
Publishing House, 2004, ix, 404 p., figs., ISBN 81-7141-897-X.
Contents: 1. Feeding and digestion. 2. Exchange of gases. 3. Circulation in arthropods. 4. Blood vascular system in crustaceans. 5. Osmoregulation. 6. Haemocoel in arthropods. 7. Receptors. 8. Larval forms in crustacea. 9. Role of hormones in metamorphosis. 10. Ecdysis. 11. Diapause. 12. Segmentation in arthropods. Index.
"This fascinating titles "Biology of Arthropoda" has been carefully compiled and edited to meet the long felt needs of increasingly large number of those who have to deal with the different aspects of great majority of known animals of the phylum Arthropoda, including crabs, shrimps, insects, spiders, scorpions, ticks and other familiar forms. It provides a balanced and upto date account in a simple, lucid and straight forward manner. The title is intelligible to the educated layman but it deals with some complex ideas. It is an adequate text for all requirements in this area for most university students. Special efforts have been made to explain ideas in non-mathematical terms. The primary aim throughout has been clarity, simplicity and the high standard. It will definitely prove to be a boon to teachers, students, and research scholars in the field of zoology and agriculture." (jacket)