Aquatic Insects: Behavior and Ecology

✍ Scribed by Kleber Del-Claro, Rhainer Guillermo

Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Year: 2019
Tongue: English
Leaves: 440
Edition: 1st ed.
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

This book presents a broad view of the ecology and behavior of aquatic insects, raising awareness of this conspicuous and yet little known fauna that inhabits inland waterbodies such as rivers, lakes and streams, and is particularly abundant and diverse in tropical ecosystems. The chapters address topics such as distribution, dispersal, territoriality, mating behavior, parental care and the role of sensory systems in the response to external and internal cues. In the context of ecology, it discusses aquatic insects as bio indicators that may be used to assess environmental disturbances, either in protected or urban areas, and provides insights into how genetic connectivity can support the development of novel conservation strategies. It also explores how aquatic insects can inspire solutions for various problems faced by modern society, presenting examples in the fields of material science, optics, sensorics and robotics.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-xi
Aquatic Insects: Why It Is Important to Dedicate Our Time on Their Study? (Kleber Del-Claro)....Pages 1-9
Distribution and Habitats of Aquatic Insects (Ricardo Koroiva, Mateus Pepinelli)....Pages 11-33
Dispersal by Aquatic Insects (Michael L. May)....Pages 35-73
Effects of Abiotic Factors and Ecogeographic Patterns on the Ecology, Distribution, and Behavior of Aquatic Insects (Vinicius Marques Lopez, Aurélio Fajar Tonetto, Ricardo Cardoso Leite, Rhainer Guillermo)....Pages 75-94
The Biotic Environment: Multiple Interactions in an Aquatic World (Gabriela C. Mendes, Guilherme Gonzaga da Silva, Leonardo Samuel Ricioli, Rhainer Guillermo)....Pages 95-116
Drumming for Love: Mating Behavior in Stoneflies (J. Manuel Tierno de Figueroa, Julio M. Luzón-Ortega, Manuel Jesús López-Rodríguez)....Pages 117-137
Aquatic Insect Sensilla: Morphology and Function (Manuela Rebora, Gianandrea Salerno, Silvana Piersanti)....Pages 139-166
Territoriality in Aquatic Insects (Gregory F. Grether)....Pages 167-189
Defenses of Water Insects (Konrad Dettner)....Pages 191-262
Reproductive Behavior and Sexual Selection (Diogo Silva Vilela, Iago Sanmartín-Villar)....Pages 263-293
Sexual Conflict in Water Striders, Dragonflies and Diving Beetles (Adolfo Cordero-Rivera, Anais Rivas-Torres)....Pages 295-320
Paternal Care in Giant Water Bugs (Shin-ya Ohba, José Ricardo I. Ribeiro, Melania Santer)....Pages 321-340
The Aquatic Lepidopterans: A Mysterious and Unknown Fauna (Iasmim De-Freitas, Julia De Agostini, Vanessa Stefani)....Pages 341-347
Urban Aquatic Insects (Javier Muzón, Lía S. Ramos, Alejandro del Palacio)....Pages 349-364
The Tinbergen Shortfall: Developments on Aquatic Insect Behavior that Are Critical for Freshwater Conservation (Fabio de Oliveira Roque, Francisco Valente-Neto, Marciel Elio Rodrigues, Francine Novais Souza, Davidson Gomes Nogueira, Ana Cláudia Piovezan-Borges et al.)....Pages 365-380
Genetic Connectivity in Conservation of Freshwater Insects (Drielly da Silveira Queiroga, Renan Fernandes Moura, Jessica Ware)....Pages 381-399
Aquatic Insects as a Source for Biomimetics (Stanislav N. Gorb, Elena V. Gorb)....Pages 401-426
Back Matter ....Pages 427-438

✦ Subjects

Life Sciences; Entomology; Ecosystems; Animal Ecology; Biodiversity; Evolutionary Biology

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