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 Research on Chrysomelidae, Volume 2

Contents

• • Preliminary Material (1-14)   (156K)
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    • Table Of Contents
    • List Of Contributors
    • Preface
    • Foreword
  • Constraints On Larval Feeding Morphology And Selective Removal Of Host-Plant Trichomes By A Monophagous Cassidine Beetle (15-30) by Danessa S. Boligon, Lenice Medeiros, Rosy M. S. Isaias and Gilson R. P. Moreira   (1M)
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    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Methods
    • 3. Results
    • 4. Discussion
    • Acknowledgements
    • References
  • Chrysomelids And Their Host Plants Along An Altitudinal Gradient In An Atlantic Rain Forest In The State Of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (31-56) by Vivian Flinte, Margarete Valverde de Macedo and Ricardo Ferreira Monteiro   (889K)
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    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Methods
    • 3. Results
    • 4. Discussion
    • Acknowledgements
    • References
  • Chrysomelidae Of The Lesser Sunda Islands: Wallace's Line And The Crossing Of Worlds (57-104) by Mohamed S. Mohamedsaid   (375K)
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    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Materials And Methods
    • 3. Results And Discussion
    • 4. Concluding Remarks
    • Acknowledgements
    • References
    • Appendix
  • Retournement Of The Aedeagus In Chrysomelidae – Revisited (105-114) by Krishna K. Verma   (168K)
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    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Whether Retournement Is A Reversible Change
    • 3. Does Retournement Not Disturb Bilateral Symmetry?
    • 4. Asymmetry And Antisymmetry
    • 5. How Widespread Is The Phenomenon Of Retournement Among Chrysomelidae?
    • 6. Significance Of Retournement
    • 7. Concluding Remarks
  • Introduction (115-118)   (76K)
  • Oviposition By Pyrrhalta Viburni (Paykull) On Dead Plant Material: Successful Reproductive Strategy Or Maladaptive Behavior? (119-130) by Gaylord A. Desurmont, Charissa M. Fritzen and Paul A. Weston   (132K)
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    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Material And Methods
    • 3. Results
    • 4. Discussion
    • Acknowledgements
    • References
  • Flea Beetle Diversity Of The Sierra Tarahumara, Copper Canyon, Mexico (Chrysomelidae: Alticinae) (131-152) by David G. Furth   (518K)
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    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Methods And Materials
    • 3. Results
    • 4. Discussion
    • Acknowledgements
    • References
    • Appendix 1
  • Morphology Of The Adult And Immature Stages, Biology, And Phylogenetic Placement Of Donaciasta Goeckei Monrós, 1958 (Chrysomelidae: Donaciinae: Donaciini) (153-176) by Elizabeth Grobbelaar   (1M)
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    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Material And Methods
    • 3. The Genus Donaciasta Fairmaire
    • 4. Biology
    • 5. Host Plant Associations
    • 6. Phylogenetic Placement
    • Conclusion
    • Acknowledgements
    • References
  • Glands Of Leaf Beetle Larvae – Protective Structures Against Attacking Predators And Pathogens (177-190) by Jürgen Gross and Henrike Schmidtberg   (2M)
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    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Material And Methods
    • 3. Results
    • 4. Discussion
    • Acknowledgements
    • References
  • Extraocular Photoreceptors And Frontal Grooves In Criocerinae ( Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) (191-200) by Uta Heidenreich, Anke Schmitz and Michael Schmitt   (623K)
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    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Material And Methods
    • 3. Results
    • 4. Discussion
    • Acknowledgements
    • References
  • Altica Litigata ( Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae): A DNA Approach To Species Verification (201-210) by Tracie M. Jenkins, Tyler D. Eaton and Z. Chen   (137K)
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    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Methods
    • 3. Results And Discussion
    • Acknowledgements
    • References
  • Biogeography And Biology Of The New Caledonian Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera) (211-224) by Pierre Jolivet and Krishna K. Verma   (319K)
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    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Methods
    • 3. Results
    • 4. Discussion
    • 5. Concluding Remarks
    • Acknowledgements
    • References
  • Chromosomal Evolution And Trophic Affiliation In The Genus Chrysolina (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) (225-234) by Eduard Petitpierre and Yuri Mikhailov   (706K)
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    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Material And Methods
    • 3. Results
    • 4. Discussion And Conclusions
    • Acknowledgements
    • References
  • Leaf Beetles From The Mecsek Hills (Southern Hungary). History Of Entomological Research On The Territory And Some Remarks On The Hungarian Chrysomelid Fauna ( Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) (235-254) by Károly Vig   (761K)
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    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. History Of Research Into Leaf Beetle Fauna
    • 3. Materials And Methods
    • 4. Results
    • Acknowledgements
    • References
  • Abstract: Diversity Patterns Of African Galerucinae (255-256) by Thomas Wagner   (48K)
  • Color Plates (257-278)   (30M)
  • Subject Index (279-284)   (138K)
  • Zoological Index (285-296)   (175K)
  • Botanical Index (297-299)   (64K)