H. U. Thiele

Carabid Beetles in Their Environments (eBook, PDF)

A Study on Habitat Selection by Adaptations in Physiology and Behaviour
Übersetzer: Wieser, J.

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Produktbeschreibung

With the increasing numbers of research workers and groups of investigators devoting themselves to the ecology of carabids I felt that the time had come to take stock of the existing knowledge in this field and to endeavour to weld my personal results and those of other workers into a comprehensive picture. It was with these aims in mind that the following study was conceived. A further goal was to attempt to show to what extent research on carabids can contribute to the larger fields of research encompassing ecology, ethology and evolution. In my opinion the investigations on carabids permit us to draw conclusions of general applicability and, as such, comparable with those made in recent years upon other groups of animals. I am well aware of the risk involved nowadays in attempting, on one's own, to integrate results from a wide variety of scientific disciplines into a meaningful whole, and for this reason I am always grateful for corrections and for additional information. It is impossible for me to mention by name all of the col leagues who have given me their support in the preparation of the book. Reprints of their publications have been placed at my disposal by almost all of the authors cited, as well as by others whose names and works have been omitted merely in order to prevent the book from taking on encyclopedic pro portions. I am nevertheless indebted to them all for their cooperation.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• Seitenzahl: 372
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Dezember 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783642811548
• Artikelnr.: 53121523

Inhaltsangabe

1 Variations in the Body Structure of Carabids in Adaptation to Environment and Mode of Life.- A. Macromorphological Variations.- B. Micromorphological Variations.- 2 Quantitative Investigations on the Distribution of Carabids.- A. Methods.- B. The Carabid Fauna of Forests.- C. The Distribution of Carabids in Open Country.- D. General Remarks Concerning the Distribution and Structure of Carabid Communities in Different Habitats.- 3 The Connections Between Carabids and Biotic Factors in the Ecosystem.- A. Inter- and Intraspecific Competition.- B. Positive Intraspecific Relationships.- C. Parasites of the Carabids.- D. The Predators of Carabids.- E. Defence Mechanisms of Carabids.- F. Nutrition of Carabids.- G. Parameters in Reproduction and Development Which are of Importance for the Biology of Populations.- H. The Importance of Carabids for Production in Ecosystems.- 4 Man and the Ground Beetles.- A. The Importance of Ground Beetles to Man.- B. The Influence of Man on Ground Beetles.- 5 The Differences in Distribution of Carabids in the Environment: Reactions to Abiotic Factors and Their Significance in Habitat Affinity.- A. Climatic Factors.- B. Chemical Factors.- C. Distribution of Carabids and Environmental Structure.- D. The Behaviour of Carabids to Water and Their Resistance to Inundation.- 6 Ecological Aspects of Activity Patterns in Carabids.- A. Daily Rhythmicity in Carabids.- B. Annual Rhythms in Activity, Reproduction, and Development.- 7 Choice of Habitat: The Influence of Connections Between Demands Upon Environmental Factors and Activity Rhythms.- 8 Dispersal and Dispersal Power of Carabid Beetles.- A. Speed of Locomotion of Carabids.- B. Concerning the Flight of Carabids.- C. Anemohydrochoric Dispersal.- D. The Role of Aerial Dispersal in the Post-GlacialExpansion of Carabids.- E. Contemporary Processes Involved in the Expansion of Carabids to Land Freshly Available for Colonization.- F. The Adaptive Significance of Dispersal Processes.- 9 Ecological Aspects of the Evolution of Carabids.- A. Geological Age of the Adephaga and Carabids: Fossil Evidence.- B. Centres of Development and the Routes of Dispersal of Carabids.- C. The Fossil History of Carabids in the Central European Pleistocene.- D. The Evolution of Carabids on Oceanic Islands.- E. Possible Clues as to the Evolution of Carabids from Studies on Behaviour and Parasitism.- F. Concluding Remarks Concerning the Evolution of the Carabids.- G. Digression: Studies on Genetics and Population Genetics of Carabids.- 10 Concerning the Reasons Underlying Species Profusion Manifest by the Carabids.- A. Powers of Dispersal and Speciation.- B. The Ecological Niche of the Carabids.- C. Potential Competitors for the Carabid Niche.- D. Differentiation of the Physiology and Behaviour of the Carabids.- E. Physiological Differentiation in Carabids Compared With Other Animal Groups.- 11 Summary.- References.- Systematic Index of Cited Families, Subfamilies, Tribes, and Genera.- Species Index.