Paperback. Mild creasing on front cover but cover is otherwise neat and clean. Inscription on title page ?p. 239. Dorsal vs vental wing pattern - independent? ?1991? ?On EN LP Brower Summer ?93? where ?On EN? refers to ENDNOTE, the bibliographical program that he used to organize his books. Some underlining in black ink on page 239. Pages otherwise are clean, crisp, and bright. Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. Copyright page dated 1991. A very nice copy. We ship everyday from a real neighborhood bookstore. We've got a wonderful bookcase or two of books from Lincoln Brower's collection listed here. Everything you know about Monarch Butterflies, you know because of Brower's work, both scientific and outreach. He was a great teacher, an important researcher, a torch-bearing conservationist, and a leading light in lepidoptery. We are extremely excited to offer his books. This description is written by an actual person, who is holding the book in front of them to make sure it?s properly described. Please contact us with questions or if you would like to see photographs.

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Title: The Development and Evolution of Butterfly Wing Patterns (Smithsonian Series in Comparative Evolutionary Biology)
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
Publication Date: 1991
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0874749174
ISBN 13: 9780874749175
Binding: paperback
Condition: Very Good
Weight: 25 ounces

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Integrating the results of comparative morphology, experiments on pattern development, the genetics of color patterns, and theoretical modeling of pattern formation, Nijhout shows that the enormous diversity of natural patterns arises largely from quantitative variations in a small set of readily understandable generating rules.

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H. Frederik Nijhout is a professor of zoology at Duke University.

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