TY - BOOK ID - 32430959 TI - Insect morphology and phylogeny AU - Beutel, Rolf AU - Friedrich, Frank AU - Ge, Si-Qin AU - Yang, Xingke PY - 2014 SN - 9783110262636 3110262630 3110264048 9783110264043 PB - Berlin DB - UniCat KW - Insekten. KW - Morphologie. KW - Phylogenie. KW - Insects KW - Insectes KW - Morphology. KW - Phylogeny. KW - Morphology KW - Phylogeny KW - Morphologie KW - Phylogenèse KW - Hexapoda KW - Insecta KW - Pterygota KW - Arthropoda KW - Entomology KW - Entomology. KW - Phylogenomics. KW - Zoological Systematics. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:32430959 AB - In the last decades a remarkable renaissance has materialized in insect morphology, mainly triggered by the development of new cutting-edge technologies. This is an exciting time for biological synthesis where the mysteries and data derived from genomes can be combined with centuries of data from morphology and development. And, now, more than ever, detailed knowledge of morphology is essential to understanding the evolution of all groups of organisms. In this "age of phylogenomics" researchers rely on morphological data to support molecular findings, test complex evolutionary scenarios, and for placing fossil taxa. This textbook provides an in-depth treatment of the structures and the phylogeny of the megadiverse Hexapoda. The first part presents an up-to-date overview of general insect morphology with detailed drawings, scanning electron micrographs, and 3-D reconstructions. Also included is a chapter covering innovative morphological techniques (e.g., µ-computer tomography, 3-D modeling), brief treatments of insect development and phylogenetic methods, and a comprehensive morphological glossary. The second part is of a modern synthesis of insect systematics that includes taxon-specific morphological information for all Orders. The work is an invaluable reference for students and researchers working in all facets of biology and is a must for evolutionary biologists. A detailed understanding of morphology is essential in unraveling phylogenetic relationships and developing complex evolutionary scenarios. Increasingly researchers in phylogenomics are re/turning to morphological data to support their findings, while the development of new cutting-edge technologies has further increased interest in this growing field. This definitive handbook provides an in-depth treatment of insect morphology. The first part presents an up-to-date overview of insect morphology with detailed drawings, brilliant scanning electron micrographs and 3-D reconstructions as interactive PDFs. This is complemented by a chapter on innovative morphological techniques (e.g., µ-computer tomography, 3-D modeling) and a comprehensive morphological glossary. The second part treats the state of the art in insect systematics and includes taxon-specific morphological information for all orders. Systematics are treated formally, with for example the arguments for relationships ("apomorphies") always listed explicitly. The work is a useful reference for students and researchers working in different fields of biology and a must for those dealing with insects from an evolutionary perspective. ER -