The biology of centipedes

Preface 1. Introduction 2. External morphology and functional anatomy 3. The integument, moulting and regeneration 4. The musculature and endoskeleton 5. The nervous system and sense organs 6. Sensory responses and related behaviour 7. Endocrinology 8. The alimentary canal 9. The poison glands 10. Feeding and digestion 11. The respiratory system 12. The circulatory system 13. Pigments 14. Connective tissue and fat body 15. Head glands 16. The Malpighian tubules and nephridia 17. The reproductive system and reproduction 18. Post-embryonic development and life history 19. Epidermal glands and their function, defence and predators 20. Parasites 21. Physiology and ecology 22. Taxonomy 23. Relationships of the chilopod orders 24. The classification of the Chilopoda Bibliography Index.