Loose Leaf For Integrated Principles Of Zoology
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ISBN: 9781260411140
Author: Cleveland P Hickman Jr. Emeritus, Susan L. Keen, David J Eisenhour Professor PhD, Allan Larson, Helen I'Anson Associate Professor of Biology
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 21, Problem 6RQ
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To describe: The different mouthparts of insects and their adaptation for feeding different foods.
Introduction: Insects have a wide range of mouthparts, each one of which is adapted for a particular feeding pattern. The mouthparts have specific features that aid in the specific type of feeding. The feeding patterns can be either phytophagous, saprophagous, predaceous or
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