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OverviewDaniel Otte offers a comprehensive taxonomic treatise on all known species of grasshoppers from the Gulf of Panama to Alaska. Grasshoppers are a dominant form of life in most terrestrial habitats. The abundance of grasshoppers and the ease of obtaining them have brought about their extensive use in a wide variety of biological studies. It is probably fair to say that grasshoppers are biologically better understood than any equivalent group of insects. They were used in pioneering studies in genetics and are increasingly being used to test evolutionary, ecological, and physiological theories. Unfortunately, much of this work is still based on a poor classification, and many studies are hindered by difficulties which arise in identifying the species. Now for the first time scientists are provided with: – Illustrated keys and lists for distinguishing genera and species; – Information on distributional limits, habitat preference, ecology, behavior, and life cycle; – A list of pertinent references; – Point distribution maps; – A taxonomic index as well as a history of name changes. But the book's most spectacular feature is the author's detailed drawings of all species in full color. The North American Grasshoppers will be especially useful to scientists in agriculture, environmental assessment, biogeography, grassland ecology, and insect taxonomy, and will also appeal to amateur naturalists. Undoubtedly, it will long stand as a definitive reference in its field. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Daniel OttePublisher: Harvard University Press Imprint: Harvard University Press Edition: 2nd Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 15.90cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 24.10cm Weight: 0.680kg ISBN: 9780674626607ISBN 10: 0674626605 Pages: 304 Publication Date: 31 December 1981 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationDaniel Otte is Curator and Chair of Entomology at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia and Adjunct Professor of Biology at the University of Pennsylvania. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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