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Author:   David L. Pearson ,  Alfried P. Vogler
Publisher:   Cornell University Press
Imprint:   Comstock Publishing Associates
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.028kg
ISBN:  

9780801438820

ISBN 10:   0801438829
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   04 October 2001
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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"""This book provides an excellent and exhaustive overview of the diversity, evolution, and ecology of the tiger beetles, Cicindelidae. The authors shall have great credit for their attempt to assemble all information on this amazing group of insects in one place.""-Nils Moller Andersen, Insect Syst Evol 34:1, 2003 ""For a tiger beetle, it will be a classic and a must for the bookshelf. In fact, I predict that all coleopterists will come to feel the same. A great book ... about one of the most interesting groups of insects on earth.""-John Acorn, E. H. Strickland Entomology Museum, Alberta. Proceedings of the Washington Entomological Society ""Tiger Beetles is a synthesis of the current knowledge about a popular family of beetles. The authors have compiled taxonomic and ecological information, providing detailed discussions of most aspects of this topics... The authors are to be commended for bringing together such varied topics and presenting them in logical manner.""-Paul M. Choate, University of Florida. Florida Entomologist 85:4, 2002 ""There is little to criticize in this book, which is stimulatingly written, with occasional and welcome flashes of humor, excellently illustrated, with well-chosen color plates as well as text figures, and well-produced... In its stimulating approach, up-to-date treatment, and insights it is a work that should be read, or at least dipped into, by a wide range of biologists, both professional and amateur.""-M. G. Morris, Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 139, 2003 ""With numerous full-color photographs and drawings, as well as black-and-white figures and maps, this book is an excellent source of information on the approximately 2,300 species of tiger beetles found on practically all the land masses of the Earth... This book will do much to encourage people to take a further interest in tiger beetles.""-Northeastern Naturalist, 10/4, 2003 ""Are tiger beetles the butterflies of the coleopteran world? Tiger beetles are challenging to collect, many are remarkably colorful, and they have a strong appeal to amateur enthusiasts... Pearson and Vogler ... help explore the complexity and significance of tiger beetle biology, without leaving the tiger beetle aficionados behind... But in placing cicindelid research in the context of broad biological questions, the authors appeal to a much broader audience. Just as research on butterfly biology has led to profound insights into areas of biology as diverse as selection, migration, co-evolution, and chemical ecology, Pearson and Vogler argue that tiger beetles are 'ideal models for testing general patterns of phylogeny, ecology, behavior, and physiology.' We couldn't agree more, and this fine volume provides an excellent foundation for new research.""-Leon G. Higley and William J. Allgeier, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, The Coleopterists Bulletin 57:4, 2003 ""This is a superlative volume, indispensable for coleopterists in particular and entomologists in general, and also of great practical usefulness and importance to life science biologists in many other disciplines. Those searching for field test organisms for studies in ecology, behavior, physiology, genetics, biochemistry, environmental impact, and conservation would do well to start here.""-Robert L. Davidson, Carnegie Museum of Natural History ""In Tiger Beetles, Pearson and Vogler combine their profound and complementary research interests and experiences to provide the broadest treatment of these amazing beetles, and perhaps of any diverse group of insects, to appear to date. There's truly something here for every reader-beautiful and detailed photographs; straightforward discussions of tiger beetle taxonomy, ecology, behavior, and life history; and succienct introductions to the world's major genera.""-David H. Kavanaugh, California Academy of Sciences"

There is little to criticize in this book, which is stimulatingly written, with occasional and welcome flashes of humor, excellently illustrated, with well-chosen color plates as well as text figures, and well-produced. . . . In its stimulating approach, up-to-date treatment, and insights it is a work that should be read, or at least dipped into, by a wide range of biologists, both professional and amateur. -M. G. Morris, Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 139, 2003

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