The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Macropaedia : Knowledge in depth |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 43
Page 133
... insects , only the blowfly ( Phormia ) , the honeybee ( Apis ) , and a few species of caterpillars and moths have been given detailed chemoreceptive study . Otherwise studies are scattered , in detail on only one as- pect for some ...
... insects , only the blowfly ( Phormia ) , the honeybee ( Apis ) , and a few species of caterpillars and moths have been given detailed chemoreceptive study . Otherwise studies are scattered , in detail on only one as- pect for some ...
Page 135
... insects ; it is certainly of major importance for the largest and best known groups . The possible practical use by man of sexual communication chemicals ( pheromones ) produced by insects ( or made synthetically ) in the control of ...
... insects ; it is certainly of major importance for the largest and best known groups . The possible practical use by man of sexual communication chemicals ( pheromones ) produced by insects ( or made synthetically ) in the control of ...
Page 153
... insects and perhaps spiders and in two special forms among fishes . All other ears are pressure receptors that have taken two lines of evolutionary development , one in most of the insects and another in vertebrates above fishes . Types ...
... insects and perhaps spiders and in two special forms among fishes . All other ears are pressure receptors that have taken two lines of evolutionary development , one in most of the insects and another in vertebrates above fishes . Types ...
Contents
SÃO PAULO | 3 |
SCANDINAVIAN LITERATURE | 10 |
The History of SCIENCE | 32 |
Copyright | |
26 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
activity animals appears become behaviour body brain called cause cells central centre century changes chemical classical close common completely consists contains continued culture direction dreams early effects example existence experience female fibres field Figure frequency function Greek groups hair head hearing human important increase individual influence inner interest Italy known late later less light literature major male material means mechanical membrane methods middle move movement muscle nature nerve NREM objects observed occurs organs original pattern period person plays position produced receptors relief response result retina sculpture sense sensitivity sensory sexual Shakespeare slavery slaves sleep social society sound species stage stimulation structure style surface taste theory tion types usually vision visual