Walk Around the Pond - Insects in and Over the Water

Informationen zum Autor Gilbert Waldbauer Klappentext Waldbauer introduces us to the aquatic insects that have colonized ponds, lakes, streams, and rivers, especially those in North America. Along the way we learn about the diverse forms these arthropods take, as well as their remarkable modes of life¿and more than a little about the scientists who study them. Zusammenfassung Waldbauer introduces us to the aquatic insects that have colonized ponds, lakes, streams, and rivers, especially those in North America. Along the way we learn about the diverse forms these arthropods take, as well as their remarkable modes of life—and more than a little about the scientists who study them. Inhaltsverzeichnis A First Look 1. Who's Who in the Water 2. Where They Live 3. The Breath of Life 4. Finding Food and Eating 5. Going Places 6. The Next Generation 7. On Being Eaten 8. How Not to be Eaten 9. Coping with the Climate 10. Our Friends and Enemies Selected Readings Acknowledgments Index

Product details

• Authors: Dr. Gilbert Waldbauer, Gilbert Waldbauer
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2008
• EAN: 9780674027657
• ISBN: 978-0-674-02765-7
• No. of pages: 312
• Dimensions: 121 mm x 197 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology; NATURE / Animals / Insects & Spiders, NATURE / Animals / Marine Life, NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Lakes, Ponds & Swamps, Biology, life sciences, Freshwater life: general interest