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Moth Catcher: An Evolutionist'S Journey Through Canyon And Pass
Collins Michael M
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Description for Moth Catcher: An Evolutionist'S Journey Through Canyon And Pass
Paperback. Biologist Michael Collins has been studying wild silk moths since he was a boy. This book is Collins' account of his development as a scientist and of his research. It explains how hybrid populations serve as laboratories in nature where the process of speciation can be observed and studied. Num Pages: 192 pages, 17 colour photos, 19 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVT7; WNCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 240.
Biologist Michael Collins has been studying wild silk moths since he was a boy. This family - which includes the largest and most colorful of the North American moths - led Collins into a long career as a scientist, and has provided him with significant insights into the process by which new species evolve.""Moth Catcher"" is Collins' engaging account of his development as a scientist and of his groundbreaking research. The canyon and pass environments of the American West offer a setting in which, since the last Ice Age, organisms have adapted to new surroundings and where many have formed ... Read more
Biologist Michael Collins has been studying wild silk moths since he was a boy. This family - which includes the largest and most colorful of the North American moths - led Collins into a long career as a scientist, and has provided him with significant insights into the process by which new species evolve.""Moth Catcher"" is Collins' engaging account of his development as a scientist and of his groundbreaking research. The canyon and pass environments of the American West offer a setting in which, since the last Ice Age, organisms have adapted to new surroundings and where many have formed ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Reno, United States
ISBN
9780874177350
SKU
V9780874177350
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99-15
About Collins Michael M
Michael M. Collins is a scientific research associate in the section of Invertebrate Zoology at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh. He is a coauthor of Wild Silk Moths of North America and has published widely in the fields of natural hybridization and speciation. He lives in Nevada City, California.
Reviews for Moth Catcher: An Evolutionist'S Journey Through Canyon And Pass
"This book is a primer on the biogeography of the western United States and the history of modern species concepts thinly veiled under the auspices of an autobiography. Collins's passion for natural history exudes from every page....I view this work as similar to E.O. Wilson's Naturalist or other books in which the study of science is interwoven with autobiographic aspects ... Read more