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100	1		_aAndersen, Nils Møller _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aAustralian Water Bugs. (Hemiptera - Heteroptera, Gerromorpha & Nepomorpha) : _bTheir Biology and Identification / _cNils Møller Andersen, Tom A. Weir.
246	3		_aTheir Biology and Identification
264		1	_aLeiden; _aBoston : _bBRILL, _c2004.
300			_a1 online resource.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aBrill Book Archive Part 1, ISBN: 9789004472495
490	1		_aEntomonograph ; _v14
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aWater bugs are familiar insects in aquatic habitats throughout the World. They belong to the order Hemiptera, the largest insect order with incomplete metamorphosis. There are basically two kinds: (1) the semiaquatic bugs (Gerromorpha) which live upon the water surface, and (2) the true water bugs (Nepomorpha) which live beneath the water surface. Water bugs are found in a wide variety of natural habitats from small, temporary pools to larger ponds and lakes, from small streams to rivers, and from inland freshwater bodies to coastal mangroves, tidal pools of coral reefs, and the surface of the ocean. Water bugs are chiefly predators or scavengers, feeding on any prey they can master, from tiny crustaceans and insects to tadpoles and small fish. They play a major role in aquatic ecosystems and may serve as indicators of the biological quality of aquatic habitats. They are chiefly beneficial to man since many species prey on mosquitoes and are themselves preyed upon by fish. Because of their diverse lifestyles and because they are easily observed in their natural habitats, water bugs are excellent model organisms in evolutionary biology, ecology, and conservation biology. This handbook is the first comprehensive guide facilitating the identification of Australian water bugs. It provides an overview on all 15 families, 17 subfamilies, and 55 genera known to occur on mainland Australia, Tasmania and nearby islands. Illustrated keys, featuring a minimum of technical language, are offered to assist with the identification of adult water bugs. For each genus, the handbook includes a description of the characters used to identify the genus and to separate the genus from similar genera, an illustration to show overall appearance ("habitus") of a representative species, an illustrated key to species recorded from Australia, overview of the biology of the genus, and a map showing the locations where the genus has been found in Australia.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
650		0	_aAquatic insects _zAustralia.
650		0	_aHemiptera _zAustralia.
650		0	_aSemiaquatic bugs _zAustralia.
700	1		_aWeir, Tom A., _eauthor.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _tAustralian Water Bugs. (Hemiptera - Heteroptera, Gerromorpha & Nepomorpha) : Their Biology and Identification. _dLeiden ; Boston : BRILL, 2004 _z9788788757781
830		0	_aBrill Book Archive Part 1, ISBN: 9789004472495.
830		0	_aEntomonograph ; _v14.
856	4		_zDOI: _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004474512
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