Insects Through the Seasons

Informationen zum Autor Gilbert Waldbauer is Professor Emeritus of Entomology at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Klappentext They appeared on Earth 400 million years ago, long before the first reptile, bird, or mammal, and they may well last 400 million more. The remarkable success story of insects, unparalleled in evolution or ecology, is the story told in this delightful and eminently readable book. 22 line illustrations. Zusammenfassung The unparalleled success of insects is the story told in this highly entertaining book. How do these often tiny but indefatigable creatures do it? Gilbert Waldbauer pursues this question from hot springs and Himalayan slopes to roadsides and forests, scrutinizing insect life in its many manifestations.

Product details

• Authors: Dr. Gilbert Waldbauer, Gilbert Waldbauer
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.02.1998
• EAN: 9780674454897
• ISBN: 978-0-674-45489-7
• No. of pages: 308
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Entomology, NATURE / Animals / Insects & Spiders, NATURE / Animals / Butterflies & Moths, Insects (entomology), Wildlife: butterflies, other insects & spiders