In an isolated pine forest on the eastern edge of Central Texas, there lies an island of abundant and diversified life known as the Lost Pines. Separated from the rest of the states East ...
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Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society brings together leading scientific experts to assess the impact insects have on humankind and the earths fragile ecosystems. It examines why inse...
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Insects and Wildlife: Arthropods and their Relationships with Wild Vertebrate Animals provides a comprehensive overview of the interrelationships of insects and wildlife. It serves as an ...
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This go-to guide will help you identify the most interesting six-legged critters native to the Northeast. Tom Murray shares natural history nuggets and identification tips on over 1,000 s...
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This collection of high-quality digital images of insect life ranges from the delicate shapes and colors of butterflies to the fearsome armor and sawtoothed mouthparts of exotic beetles. ...
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Introduces the main kinds of insects, and explains how they are born, grow, move, eat, protect themselves, and reproduce, where they live, and their effects on human life.
Peterson First Guides are the first books the beginning naturalist needs. Condensed versions of the famous Peterson Field Guides, the First Guides focus on the animals, plants, and other ...
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Presents two novellas--"The Conjugal Angel," which reveals human preoccupation with God and life after death, and "Morpho Eugenia," a gothic fable about Victorian obsessions with Darwinis...
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Find out all you ever wanted to know about insects when the Cat and company get an up-close view of life as a bug. Kids will learn how insects -- from the spittlebug to the honeybee to th...
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Using full-color photos and scientifically accurate text, Cranshaw creates a comprehensive, user-friendly guide on how to better understand, appreciate and tolerate 1,420 of the insects a...
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Students of entomology at every level need to be able to identify and classify the insects they study. How to Know the Insects has helped generations of readers learn to do just that. The...
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This book serves both as an update of current technologies that have been proven successful for engineering insect tolerant crops and an overview of new technologies that are being pursue...
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The nighttime sounds of 60 animals Features numerous pencil drawings and full-color photos and includes an hour-long audio CD Information on the appearance and nighttime habits of each sp...
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A unique and critical analysis of the wealth of research conducted on the biology, biochemistry and chemical ecology of the rapidly growing field of insect cuticular hydrocarbons. Authore...
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The sense of smell has varied roles in locating food, detecting predators, navigating, and communicating social information, whereas the taste system is focused on decision-making in food...
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A series designed to capture the imaginations of the youngest readers through bright, dynamic photography and just the right amount of core information serves as an effective introduction...
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"Describes what makes an insect an insect and teaches traits by which readers can recognize them. As readers use scientific inquiry to learn how different insects grow and change, an acti...
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This latest volume in this series contains articles on the physiology of human and animal disease vectors. * Contributions from the leading researchers in entomology * Discusses the physi...
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Combining breadth of coverage with detail, this cohesive introduction to insect ecology couples concepts with empirical examples and practical applications.
In this stunning nonfiction picture book, acclaimed naturalist and illustrator Arnosky brings out the beauty of hundreds of insects and spiders with gatefolds that make them life-size, up...
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Young readers will definitely catch the bug when they see this enticing, fact-filled invitation to explore the world of insects. A Junior Library Guild Selection Right now, all around us,...
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Young readers will definitely catch the bug when they see this enticing, fact-filled invitation to explore the world of insects. Includes hands-on activities. A Junior Library Guild Selec...
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