Stations in the Field - A History of Place-Based Animal Research, 1870-1930

Focuses on the early history of biological field stations and the role these played in the rise of zoological place-based research. The author examines the material and social context in which field stations arose, the actual research that was produced in these places. It tours through the history of studying nature in nature.

About the author

Raf De Bont is assistant professor of history at Maastricht University in the Netherlands and lives in Leuven, Belgium.

Summary

Focuses on the early history of biological field stations and the role these played in the rise of zoological place-based research. The author examines the material and social context in which field stations arose, the actual research that was produced in these places. It tours through the history of studying nature in nature.

Product details

• Authors: Raf De Bont, Raf De Bont
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.03.2015
• EAN: 9780226141879
• ISBN: 978-0-226-14187-9
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Europe, European History, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General, SCIENCE / History, HISTORY / Europe / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, Zoology & animal sciences, History of Science, environmental science, engineering & technology, Zoology and animal sciences, Environmental science, engineering and technology