Contributors Preface 1. What are harvestmen? 2. Morphology and functional anatomy 3. Phylogeny and biogeography 4. Taxonomy 5. Paleontology 6. Cytogenetics 7. Ecology 8. Foraging and food habits 9. Natural enemies 10. Defense mechanisms 11. Social behavior 12. Reproduction 13. Development 14. Eco-physiology 15. Field and laboratory methods References Taxonomic Index Subject Index
This will be a mandatory classic for arachnologists, zoologists, and general biologists. -- Jonathan A. Coddington, Smithsonian Institution Considering that...no single volume addressing [Opilione] biology has ever been written, this book is long overdue and will fill a notorious gap in the arachnological literature. There is no question that it will become a landmark reference, much like Weygoldt on pseudoscorpions, Polis on scorpions, and Punzo on solifuges, ultimately stimulating a resurgence in research on this diverse group of organisms. -- Lorenzo Prendini, Assistant Curator: Arachnids & Myriapods, American Museum of Natural History
Ricardo Pinto-da-Rocha is Professor at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Glauco Machado is an associate researcher at the University of Sau Paulo, Brazil. Gonzalo Giribet is Associate Professor of Biology, Harvard University.
Harvestmen covers virtually every aspect of harvestman biology…
Inevitably, the longest chapter is on taxonomy, dealing with the
disturbing features of the families and subfamilies in the four
major Opiliones suborders. This is the first major revision of the
order in over fifty years, and it is a tour de force… This is a
book that will be prized by many naturalists, both amateur and
professional. For anyone with even a passing interest in
harvestmen, it will be required reading for decades to come.
*Times Literary Supplement*
A summary volume exceeding those of other arachnid orders in
breadth and completeness… The landmark chapter on taxonomy will be
particularly welcome to workers considering studying these animals.
For the first time, the family level diversity of this group is
very clearly summarized, with keys, diagnostic characters,
etymology, phylogenetic relationships, and plentiful scanning
electron micrographs and illustrations, on a worldwide basis… The
text presents enough unanswered questions to provide an army of
graduate students with research topics. By illuminating what makes
Opiliones a distinctive taxon, the book sheds much light on the
evolution and biology of arachnids as a whole, and anyone with an
interest in Arachnida should acquire this work.
*Quarterly Review of Biology*
This will be a mandatory classic for arachnologists, zoologists,
and general biologists.
*Jonathan A. Coddington, Smithsonian Institution*
Considering that…no single volume addressing [Opilione] biology has
ever been written, this book is long overdue and will fill a
notorious gap in the arachnological literature. There is no
question that it will become a landmark reference, much like
Weygoldt on pseudoscorpions, Polis on scorpions, and Punzo on
solifuges, ultimately stimulating a resurgence in research on this
diverse group of organisms.
*Lorenzo Prendini, Assistant Curator: Arachnids and Myriapods,
American Museum of Natural History*
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