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Insects: Evolutionary Success, Unrivaled Diversity, and World Domination
David B. Rivers
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Description for Insects: Evolutionary Success, Unrivaled Diversity, and World Domination
Hardback. Num Pages: 488 pages, 343, 282 colour illustrations, 35 colour illustrations, 26 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAB; PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 29. .
Designed as an introduction to the intriguing world of insect biology, this book examines familiar entomological topics in nontraditional ways. Author David B. Rivers gives important concepts relatable context through a pop culture lens, and he covers subjects that are not typical for entomology textbooks, including the impact of insects on the human condition, the sex lives of insects, why insects are phat but not fat, forensic entomology, and the threats that some insects pose to humanity. Each chapter presents clear and concise key concepts, chapter reviews, review questions following Bloom's taxonomy of learning, web links ... Read more
Designed as an introduction to the intriguing world of insect biology, this book examines familiar entomological topics in nontraditional ways. Author David B. Rivers gives important concepts relatable context through a pop culture lens, and he covers subjects that are not typical for entomology textbooks, including the impact of insects on the human condition, the sex lives of insects, why insects are phat but not fat, forensic entomology, and the threats that some insects pose to humanity. Each chapter presents clear and concise key concepts, chapter reviews, review questions following Bloom's taxonomy of learning, web links ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
488
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421421704
SKU
V9781421421704
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99-13
About David B. Rivers
David B. Rivers is a professor of biology and the director of forensic studies at Loyola University Maryland. He is the coauthor of The Science of Forensic Entomology.
Reviews for Insects: Evolutionary Success, Unrivaled Diversity, and World Domination
The author presents an interesting discussion of a broad range of insect natural history... Recommended.
Choice
With the wide range of included topics, everyone will find something of interest, even if they are only mildly interested in insects.
Quarterly Review of Biology
Rivers has produced a textbook with a difference and I am sure that any ... Read more
Choice
With the wide range of included topics, everyone will find something of interest, even if they are only mildly interested in insects.
Quarterly Review of Biology
Rivers has produced a textbook with a difference and I am sure that any ... Read more