RES Handbook, Volume 1, Part 16: Fleas (Siphonaptera)

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Serie	RES Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects
Autor	Amoret P. Whitaker
Sprache	Englisch
ISBN	9780901546852
Verlag	Field Studies Council Publications
Seiten	178
Format	Taschenbuch
Bilder	Illustrationen
Erscheinungsjahr	2007

The Fleas (Siphonaptera) RES Handbook features identification keys to 62 species of fleas in Britain and Ireland.

This Second Edition of the Fleas (Siphonaptera) RES Handbook is a new edition of Smit’s classic guide to British fleas (1957). The author has updated the text and keys, and includes 6 new species. Also included are modern methods of collecting fleas, plus techniques of mounting and preservation. In addition this Second Edition contains full distribution information, originally separate.

Fleas are small wingless insects that survive as external parasites of birds and mammals. Hence as a group they have long been of great medical and veterinary concern. Some species are largely host-specific, while others are more generalist. Many aspects of flea morphology are closely correlated to their parasitic lifestyle. The adult flea is highly adept at jumping, facilitated by the storage of the elastic protein resilin in the pleural arch, which supplies the necessary energy.

Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects is a series of books produced by the Royal Entomological Society (RES). Each Handbook provides illustrated identification keys to the insects of Britain, together with concise morphological, biological and distributional information. Accordingly all books contain line drawings, and the most recent volumes feature colour photographs. Overall the RES Handbooks are suitable for experienced users. The series also includes several Check Lists of British Insects. Field Studies Council has published RES Handbooks for many years.

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