Tracks & Sign of Insects and Other Invertebrates - Softcover

Charney, Noah; Eiseman, Charley

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9780811736244: Tracks & Sign of Insects and Other Invertebrates
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0811736245 ISBN 13: 9780811736244
Publisher: Stackpole Books, 2010

Synopsis

2012 Choice Magazine academic book award winner (zoology)
The first-ever reference to the sign left by insects and other North American invertebrates includes descriptions and almost 1,000 color photos of tracks, egg cases, nests, feeding signs, galls, webs, burrows, and signs of predation. Identification is made to the family level, sometimes to the genus or species. It's an invaluable guide for wildlife professionals, naturalists, students, and insect specialists.

  • Beetles, spiders, ants, flies, butterflies, mayflies, dragonflies, earwigs, crickets, grasshoppers, scorpions, centipedes, millipedes, snails, earthworms, lacewings, wasps, damselflies, slugs, and alderflies

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    About the Author

    Charley Eiseman conducts plant and wildlife surveys for various nonprofits, state agencies, and universities throughout his native Massachusetts and in neighboring states. He holds an MS from the University of Vermont's Field Naturalist Program and a BS in wildlife and fisheries conservation and management from the University of Massachusetts. He is an extreme generalist with a passion for learning about all living things and their interconnections.

    Noah Charney has conducted field research on amphibians, mammals, birds, and a variety of conservation issues. He is an author of several wildlife conservation journal articles and is currently finishing up a PhD in salamander terrestrial ecology as a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow and a Switzer Environmental Fellow. Together, he and Charley have taught many workshops on animal tracking over the past decade. From his Tennessee roots to his time in California and Massachusetts, Noah has trained as a naturalist to understand and celebrate natural diversity.

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    Publisher
    Stackpole Books
    Publication date
    2010
    Language
    English
    ISBN 10 
    0811736245
    ISBN 13 
    9780811736244
    Binding
    Paperback
    Edition number
    1
    Number of pages
    592
    Rating
    • 4.62 out of 5 stars
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