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Matthews, Robert W.; Matthews, Janice R. - Insect Behavior - 9789048123889 - V9789048123889
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Insect Behavior

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Description for Insect Behavior Hardback. This is the revised and updated edition of the only comprehensive overview of fundamental concepts of animal behavior as they relate to insects. It includes 26 case studies, 45 new color plates, and 173 figures with detailed legends. Num Pages: 514 pages, 30 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSVP; PSVS; PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 908.

Insect Behavior is the second edition of the text that for thirty years served as the fundamental introduction to a field of study that has been growing enormously. Today, new technologies and understandings are allowing questions to be shaped—and answered—in ways that once could not have been envisioned. However, massive new information also can overwhelm and obscure the broader perspectives needed to put new discoveries into context. Thus, the times fairly demand that students and non-specialists seek a wider understanding of diverse proximate and ultimate forces that cause animals to behave as they do.

This book provides that opportunity. The authors ... Read more

Like the course that originally inspired it, Insect Behavior will find utility at the graduate and senior undergraduate level for college and university students. However, although some background in entomology or animal behavior is helpful, an in-depth knowledge is not a prerequisite. Thus, the book also invites comparative psychologists, science educators, and all others with an interest in the physically small but inestimably important creatures that comprise three-quarters of all animal life on our planet.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
514
Condition
New
Number of Pages
514
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048123889
SKU
V9789048123889
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About Matthews, Robert W.; Matthews, Janice R.
Robert W. Matthews is a Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus at the University of Georgia. An insect behavior specialist, his scientific publications number over 165 research articles. Janice R. Matthews is a writer and educator with a broad background in the biological sciences. The two scientists have collaborated in entomological field studies in Australia, South and Central America, and ... Read more

Reviews for Insect Behavior
From the reviews of the second edition: “This highly anticipated second edition … is a very complete review of animal behavior concepts related to insects. … The book includes 28 detailed case studies that explore several specific situations (laboratory and/or field research), along with the methodology used. … contains 173 black-and-white figures and 45 color plates. The Matthews’ highly ... Read more

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