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At the Size Limit - Effects of Miniaturization in Insects

By (author) Alexey A. Polilov
Format: Hardback
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG, Cham, Switzerland
Published: 3rd Nov 2016
Dimensions: w 156mm h 234mm d 19mm
Weight: 647g
ISBN-10: 3319394975
ISBN-13: 9783319394978
Barcode No: 9783319394978
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This book addresses microinsects, their structure and their differences from larger relatives. Moreover, it discusses structural changes that accompany extreme diminution in living organisms, evolutionary inventions that help insects to live in the microworld, and factors that limit the size of animals. It also takes a careful look at the potential benefits of the study of microinsects for solving biotechnological and fundamental scientific problems. Miniaturization is not only a trend in technology: it is also one of the trends in the evolution of life. Many of the problems modern engineers are still struggling with were solved by nature millions of years ago. The world of microscopic organisms, invisible to the naked eye, is all around us. Microinsects - the extremely diverse range of miniature insects less than a millimeter long - are one of the most intriguing components of this microworld. Having evolved to the size of unicellular organisms, the smallest insects managed not only to preserve their structural complexity, but also to evolve some novel features not found in larger insects.

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