Author: Brett C. RatcliffePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dynastinae
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
The Dynastine Scarab Beetles of Costa Rica and Panama (Coleoptera:Scarabaeidae:Dynastinae)
Author: Brett C. RatcliffePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dynastinae
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
The Dynastinae of the World
Author: S. EndrödiPublisher: Springer
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 856
Book Description
Monteverde
Author: Nalini M. NadkarniPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195133102
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 598
Book Description
The Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve has captured the worldwide attention of biologists, conservationists, and ecologists and has been the setting for extensive investigation over the past 30 years. Roughly 40,000 ecotourists visit the Cloud Forest each year, and it is often considered the archetypal high-altitude rain forest.This volume brings together some of the most prominent researchers of the region to provide a broad introduction to the biology of the Monteverde, and cloud forests in general. Collecting and synthesizing vital information about the ecosystem and its biota, the book also examines the positive and negative effects of human activity on both the forest and the surrounding communities. Ecologists, tropical biologists, and natural historians will find this volume an indispensable resource, as will all those who are fascinated by the magnificent wonders of the tropical forests.
Insects and Other Arthropods of Tropical America
Author: Paul E. HansonPublisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 150170429X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Visitors to tropical forests generally come to see the birds, mammals, and plants. Aside from butterflies, however, insects usually do not make it on the list of things to see. This is a shame. Insects are everywhere, they are often as beautiful as the showiest of birds, and they have a fascinating natural history. With their beautifully illustrated guide to insects and other arthropods, Paul E. Hanson and Kenji Nishida put the focus on readily observable insects that one encounters while strolling through a tropical forest in the Americas. It is a general belief that insects in the tropics are larger and more colorful than insects in temperate regions, but this simply reflects a greater diversity of nearly all types of insects in the tropics. On a single rainforest tree, for example, you will find more species of ant than in all of England.Though written for those who have no prior knowledge of insects, this book should also prove useful to those who study them. In addition to descriptions of the principal insect families, the reader will find a wealth of biological information that serves as an introduction to the natural history of insects and related classes. Sidebars on insect behavior and ecological factors enhance the descriptive accounts. Kenji Nishida's stunning photographs—many of which show insects in action in their natural settings—add appeal to every page. A final chapter provides a glimpse into the intriguing world of spiders, scorpions, crabs, and other arthropods.
A New Species of Cyclocephala from Central America and Descriptive Notes on Two Species of Cyclocephala from South America (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Dynastinae)
Author: Vladislav MalýPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Beetles
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
The Histeridae, Sphaeritidae and Silphidae of Britain and Ireland
Author: S. A. LanePublisher:
ISBN: 9781906698706
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
A Manual of Entomology,
Author: Hermann BurmeisterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Entomology
Languages : en
Pages : 758
Book Description
American Entomologist
Author: Paleontology and Geology of Laetoli: Human Evolution in Context
Author: Terry HarrisonPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 904819962X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 605
Book Description
This volume 2 and its companion volume 1 present the results of new investigations into the geology, paleontology and paleoecology of the early hominin site of Laetoli in northern Tanzania. The site is one of the most important paleontological and paleoanthropological sites in Africa, worldrenowned for the discovery of fossils of the early hominin Australopithecus afarensis, as well as remarkable trails of its footprints. The first volume provides new evidence on the geology, geochronology, ecology, ecomorphology and taphonomy of the site. The second volume describes newly discovered fossil hominins from Laetoli, belonging to Australopithecus afarensis and Paranthropus aethiopicus, and presents detailed information on the systematics and paleobiology of the diverse associated fauna. Together, these contributions provide one of the most comprehensive accounts of a fossil hominin site, and they offer important new insights into the early stages of human evolution and its context.
Insects on Palms
Author: F. W. HowardPublisher: CABI
ISBN: 9780851997056
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Palms constitute one of the largest botanical families and include some of the world's most important economic plants. This book reviews the interrelationships between palms and insects. The host plants, distribution and bionomics of representative insects are discussed.