Patrice Bouchard, Yves Bousquet

The Book of Beetles (eBook, ePUB)

A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred of Nature's Gems

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

More than one fifth of all known life forms on this planet are beetles. They are extraordinarily visually diverse: renowned British geneticist JBS Haldane, when asked what could be inferred about God from a study of His works, replied, An inordinate fondness for beetles. The Book of Beetles uncovers 600 significant examples, selected as part of a genome program. They are shown in glorious photographs, life size and in detail, alongside an engraving offering a side or open-winged view. Each profile includes a population distribution map, a table of essential information, and a commentary revealing notable characteristics, related species, and a diagnosis of the specimens importance in terms of taxonomy, rarity, behaviour, and scientific significance. Arranged taxonomically, this essential reference reveals the variety and importance of beetles for the first time.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Ivy Press
• Seitenzahl: 656
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Oktober 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781782402329
• Artikelnr.: 42903221

Autorenporträt

Patrice Bouchard is research scientist and curator of Coleoptera at the Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids, and Nematodes. He is the coauthor of Family-Group Names in Coleoptera and the award-winning Tenebrionid Beetles of Australia. Bouchard serves on the editorial boards of The Canadian Entomologist, ZooKeys, and Zoological Bibliography.