Oliver Betz - Böcker

**2026 PROSE Award Category Winner in Biology**Insect Ecomorphology: Linking Functional Insect Morphology to Ecology and Evolution offers up-to-date knowledge and understanding of the morphology of insects and the functional basis of their diversity. This book covers the form and function of insect body structures in relation to their physiological performance capabilities, biological roles, and evolutionary histories. Written by international experts, the book explores the ecomorphology of functional systems such as insect feeding, locomotion, sensing, and egg laying. The combination of conceptual and review chapters, methodological approaches, and case studies enables readers to delve into active research fields and to gain an understanding of the form-function-performance paradigm.This book uncovers key structures of the various regions of the insect body, elucidates their function, and investigates their ecological and evolutionary implications. Insect Ecomorphology is thus a vital resource for entomologists, biologists, and zoologists, especially those seeking to understand more fully the morphology and physiological impacts of insects in correlation to their environments and to evolution.

Integrates traditionally separate fields of research with the aim of understanding insect morphology, ecology, and evolutionConsiders the impacts of insect ecomorphology on biomimetic applicationsIncludes conceptual and methodological chapters to help readers appreciate the ways in which ecomorphological studies are performed

Rove beetles (Staphylinidae) are common elements of the soil biota, living in the litter and deeper soil layers. The combination of review chapters and case studies provides an excellent introduction to the biology of rove beetles and enables readers to become familiar with active research fields in this megadiverse group of beetles.