Ecology and Biology

• Temperature
  from University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• Water and Humidity
  from University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• Seasonal Adaptation - Diapause And Dormancy
  from University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• Seasonal Adaptation – Migration
  from University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• Size and its implications
  • Insect Size and Its Ecological Implications
    from University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • More on large Protodonates and ancient atmospheres - interesting discussion on effects of atmospheric oxygen and insect body size
  • Sizing Up the Hexapods
  • Biological Scaling: Issues and Examples of Surface to Mass Relationships
    (from University of Nebraska)
  • On Being the Right Size
    by J. B. S. Haldane - (from University of Nebraska; Note incorrect use of apostrophes in the introduction to the essay.)
  • Size and Shape. The immutable laws of design set limits on all organisms.
    by Steven Jay Gould, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
  • How is it possible for insects and spiders to walk on water or walls?
    (Scientific American)
  • Size and Scaling
    (Miami University, Giant insects in print and on film)
  • Sizes of organisms: the surface area:volume ratio
    (University of Tennessee, Knoxville)
• Behavior
  • Insect Behavior
    from the University of Nebraska
  • Behavior
    Class notes