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Insecta

Known as: Insect, Insects, Invertebrates, Insects 
The class Insecta, in the phylum ARTHROPODA, whose members are characterized by division into three parts: head, thorax, and abdomen. They are the… 
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ArthropodsHexapoda
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Review
2001
Review
2001
Defensins – innate immunity at the epithelial frontier
Physical barrier function was formerly believed to play the major role in mucosal protection against luminal bacteria. This view… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Aquatic insects of North Europe: a taxonomic handbook. Volume 1: Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, Heteroptera, Neuroptera, Megaloptera, Coleoptera, Trichoptera, Lepidoptera.
A complete handbook providing an extensive introduction to the biology, ecology and behaviour of the Zygaenidae. The introduction… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Life expectancy and egg load affect oviposition decisions of a solitary parasitoid
Life-history theory predicts that animals should be sensitive to both the amount of resources available and life expectancy in… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Conspecific mate recognition in swordtails, Xiphophorus nigrensis and X. pygmaeus (Poeciliidae): olfactory and visual cues
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Secondary Production and Organic Matter Processing by Collector Macroinvetebrates in a Desert Stream
Secondary production (measured as dry mass) of collector macroinvertebrates of Syc- amore Creek, Arizona, estimated by the size… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
The properties of three baculoviruses from closely related hosts.
Review
1973
Review
1973
Vespoidea. (Book Reviews: Wasps. An Account of the Biology and Natural History of Solitary and Social Wasps)
  • 1973
  • Corpus ID: 81784930
This book is the most comprehensive monograph yet produced on the British wasps, and, as stated in the author's preface, it aims… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Systemic Action of an Insect Feeding Deterrent
MANY phytophagous insects are restricted in host range because of the presence of naturally occurring distasteful chemical… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Conversion of α-Ecdysone to β-Ecdysone by Crustaceans and Insects
SINCE Karlson1 isolated α-ecdysone from silkworm pupae, other workers have isolated and identified three more ecdysones… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
Problems in the zoogeography of Pacific and Antarctic insects
Insects have been the most successful animals in colonizing isolated islands. Only lands snails approach insects in the degree to… 
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