Dig in the dirt and you'll find . . . worms! But did you know that many live underwater? Or that some can grow as long as 9 feet? Excite kids' natural curiosity with this Smithsonian Little Entomologi
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This guide summarizes threats from various medically important invertebrate groups worldwide, including physical pain and annoyance to disease transmission risk. It also summarizes personal protective
Crustaceans are increasingly being used as model organisms in all fields of biology, including neurobiology, developmental biology, animal physiology, evolutionary ecology, biogeography, and resource
Reprinted from a special issue of Crustaceana, 31 technical articles about the the Decapoda and Copepoda orders of Crustaceans follow an obituary of Türkay (1948-2015). Among their topics are the f
As a sub-part of zoology, invertebrate zoology refers to the study of animals without backbones, commonly called invertebrates. This is a vast category of animals which includes tunicates, sponges, ar
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In Psychidae Arnscheid and Weidlich present information for the identification of 180 species of bag worm moths from Europe including colour plates of the adults and larval cases as well as b/w plates
This authoritative guide enables accurate identification of the common components of the inshore benthic invertebrates of the British Isles and adjacent European coasts, as well as a substantial propo
