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952374
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b706744
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Hangay, George.
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A guide to the beetles of Australia /\ George Hangay and Paul Zborowski.
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| Publication Statement
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Collingwood, Vic. :: CSIRO Pub.,, ©2010.
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1 online resource (x, 238 pages) :: color illustrations
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0643100121
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: 0643101934
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: 1283156237
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: 9780643100121
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: 9780643101937
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: 9781283156233
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: 9786613156235
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0643094873
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9780643094871
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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| Contents
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cOVER; Preface; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; What makes a beetle?; Anatomy; Reproduction and development; Food and survival; Higher taxonomy; Family descriptions; Cupedidae Reticulated beetles; Ommatidae Ommatid beetles; Sphaeriusidae Minute bog beetles; Gyrinidae Whirligig beetles; Haliplidae Crawling water beetles; Noteridae Burrowing water beetles; Hygrobiidae Screech beetles; Dytiscidae Predaceous diving beetles; Rhysodidae Wrinkled bark beetles; Carabidae Ground beetles; Hydrophilidae Water scavenger beetles; Histeridae Hister beetles; Hydraenidae Minute moss beetles.
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Ptiliidae Feather-winged beetlesLeiodidae Small fungus beetles; Scydmaenidae Minute ant-like beetles; Silphidae Carrion or burial beetles; Staphylinidae Rove beetles; Lucanidae Stag beetles; Passalidae Passalid or bess beetles; Trogidae Hide beetles; Bolboceratidae Bolboceratid beetles; Hybosoridae Scavenger scarab beetles; Scarabaeidae Scarab beetles; Endnotes; Glossary; Index of common names; Index of scientific names.
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| Abstract
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Highlights the enormous diversity of this unique insect Order. It emphasises the environmental role of beetles, their relationships with other plants and animals, and their importance to humans.
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Beetles-- Australia-- Identification.
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Beetles-- Australia.
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Beetles.
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Coléoptères-- Australie-- Identification.
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Käfer
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Käfer.
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NATURE-- Animals-- Insects Spiders.
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SCIENCE-- Life Sciences-- Zoology-- Entomology.
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Australia.
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Australien
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Australien.
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| Dewey Classification
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595.760994
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| LC Classification
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QL594.H36 2010eb
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| Added Entry
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Zborowski, Paul.
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