01781nam a2200301 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902000180006010000170007824500810009526000440017630000150022052009950023565000270123065000140125765000250127165000110129665000120130765000160131965000180133565000170135365000170137065000200138765300140140765300160142165300150143765300270145218793122015-11-16       2001    bl uuuu      00u1 u    #d  a0-85199-408-31 aFIELD, L. H.  aThe biology of wetas, king crickets and their allies.h[electronic resource]  aWallingford:CABI Publishing:2001.c2001  axx + 540 .  aWetas are native to New Zealand and in evolutionary terms are insect 'dinosaurs' within the Orthoptera. Related species occur in South Africa, Australia, North America and to a lesser extent, Europe. This book brings together all known information on these groups (mostly in superfamilies Stenopelmatoidea and Gryllacridoidea) to form a compendium of existing scientific knowledge for future biological investigation and conservation. It is particularly useful for those working and researching in the areas of entomology, ecology and evolution, and contains 26 chapters by various authors in sections on: Systematics and biogeography (7 chapters); Morphology and anatomy (4 chapters); Ecology (3 chapters); Behaviour (5 chapters); Reproduction and development (2 chapters); Physiology (4 chapters); and Conservation of endangered species (1 chapter). A review of the Gryllacrididae is included, because of confusion over common names. A list of contributors and an index are also provided.  aanatomy and morphology  aAustralia  abiological resources  aEurope  aInsects  aNew Zealand  aNorth America  areproduction  aSouth Africa  aStenopelmatidae  aBehaviour  aDevelopment  aLife Cycle  aTaxonomy and Evolution