Harvestmen

The Biology of Opiliones

Edited by Ricardo Pinto-da-Rocha

Edited by Glauco Machado

Edited by Gonzalo Giribet

  • 2007 Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira Prize, Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia (Brazilian Zoological Society)

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

  • Cover: Harvestmen
  • A photo of the author

Photo of Ricardo Pinto da Rocha (top) by S. A. Vanin, photo of Glauco Machado (below)

Ricardo Pinto-da-Rocha is Professor at the University of São Paulo, Brazil.

Glauco Machado is an associate researcher at the University of Sau Paulo, Brazil.

Gonzalo Giribet is Associate Professor of Biology, Harvard University.