Biology of Rove Beetles (Staphylinidae) Life History, Evolution, Ecology and Distribution /

Rove beetles (Staphylinidae) are common elements of the soil biota, living in the litter and deeper soil layers. Although they are one of the most diverse and speciose groups of insects, no comprehensive books on their general evolution and ecology are as yet available. This book fills that gap, dis...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Betz, Oliver. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Irmler, Ulrich. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Klimaszewski, Jan. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70257-5
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Phylogeny of the family Staphylinidae
  • A review of the fossil history of Staphylinoidea
  • Biodiversity and geographic patterns of Neotropical Staphylinidae
  • Adventive species of rove beetles in Canada
  • Effect of environmental conditions on distribution patterns
  • A review of Nearctic rove beetles (Staphylinidae) specialized on the burrows and nests of vertebrates
  • Rove beetles as bioindicators in agroecosystems
  • Parasites of Staphylinidae
  • The biology of Steninae
  • Biology of acarophagous Scydmeninae
  • The evolution of genitalia, spermatophores
  • Morphology of the endophallic flagellum
  • Morphological diversity of immature Scydmaeninae.