Natural History of Ladybird Beetles

Informationen zum Autor M. E. N. Majerus (1954-2009) was Professor of Genetics in the Department of Genetics at the University of Cambridge, and Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge. He was a world authority in his field, a tireless advocate of evolution, and an enthusiastic educator of graduate and undergraduate students. Klappentext A comprehensive, full-colour work providing insights into recent advances in the ecological understanding of ladybirds. Zusammenfassung Bringing together numerous studies on ladybirds into one place! this book is composed largely of Professor Michael Majerus' lifetime work! with updates made by two leading experts in the field. Organised into coherent themes! it provides readers with a complete ecological understanding of the ladybird species in a global context. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Ladybird, ladybird...; 2. The structure of ladybirds; 3. Where ladybirds live; 4. What ladybirds eat; 5. Sex and reproduction; 6. Ladybird dormancy; 7. Ladybird death; 8. Ladybird colouration; 9. Variation and evolution in ladybirds; 10. Ladybirds and people; Index.

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• Autori: M E N Majerus, M E N. Majerus, M. E. N. Majerus, M. E. N. (University of Cambridge) Majerus, Michael Majerus
• Con la collaborazione di: P M J Brown (Editore), P. M. J. Brown (Editore), P. M. J. (Anglia Ruskin University Brown (Editore), Peter Brown (Editore), H E Roy (Editore), H. E. Roy (Editore), H. E. (NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology Roy (Editore), Helen Roy (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2016
• EAN: 9781107116078
• ISBN: 978-1-107-11607-8
• Pagine: 403
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Ecologia