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Pocket Guide: Insects of South Africa
Picker, Mike, Griffiths, Charles
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Description for Pocket Guide: Insects of South Africa
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, approximately 500. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; WNCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 105. .
Pocket Guide: Insects of South Africa covers both common and interesting insects from South Africa, making it possible to identify a wide range of local species. Some 260 insects are featured, many of which we may have spotted in our houses and gardens. Each is described with its key identifi cation features, a colour photograph and distribution map. An illustrated quick-reference guide on the inside front and back covers makes it quick and easy to navigate to the right insect group.
Pocket Guide: Insects of South Africa covers both common and interesting insects from South Africa, making it possible to identify a wide range of local species. Some 260 insects are featured, many of which we may have spotted in our houses and gardens. Each is described with its key identifi cation features, a colour photograph and distribution map. An illustrated quick-reference guide on the inside front and back covers makes it quick and easy to navigate to the right insect group.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin Random House South Africa
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
, South Africa
ISBN
9781775841951
SKU
V9781775841951
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2
About Picker, Mike, Griffiths, Charles
Charles Griffi ths is an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Cape Town, where he has worked for 45 years. He has participated in the discovery of over 100 species new to science and has published over 170 scientifi c papers, plus four other fi eld guides, including the best-selling Two Oceans - A Guide the Marine Life of Southern Africa and Field Guide to the Insects of South Africa. Mike Picker is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Cape Town. His research focus on insect diversity and ecology in South Africa has resulted in the discovery of the new insect order Mantophasmatodea and the world's first jumping cockroach. He has published 114 scientifi c papers and is senior author of the books Field Guide to Insects of South Africa and Alien & Invasive Animals - A South African Perspective.
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