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Ecological Strategies of Aquatic Insects

Ecological Strategies of Aquatic Insects

Charles W. Heckman

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2021
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Ecología aplicada
ISBN:
9780367781163
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This book recounts the habits of interesting and unusual exceptions to the rule that insects are typically terrestrial forms of life. It examines different ways that groups of species developed modes of existence in or on the surface of water, and gives reasons why the gross morphology of insects is not favorable for life in or near bodies of wa

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