Fascinating Insects : Some Aspects of Insect Life

Verma, Krishna K., Jolivet, Pierre

ISBN 10: 1891696203 / ISBN 13: 9781891696206

Published by Bainbridge Books, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fascinating Insects : Some Aspects of Insect Life
• Publisher: Bainbridge Books
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1891696203
• ISBN 13: 9781891696206
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Illustrate.
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 2 pounds

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Synopsis

This book highlights the very successful and much diversified group of organisms, the insects, and deals with some interesting aspects of insect life, which are often ignored in entomology textbooks. There are chapters on ants making "slaves;" insect migrations; chemical defence strategies; parental care and love; AIDS and insects; killer bees; and intelligence. The book also includes first-hand experiences of the great traveler-naturalist Prof. P. Jolivet, who narrates the re-emergence of the 17-year-cycle cicada in the USA in May 2004; the occurrence of insects on the great tepuys of Venezuela; marching of army ants in the tropical Africa; and much more.

About the Author

Pierre Jolivet, D.Sc., has written many research papers and books on the beetle family Chrysomelidae. His areas of special interest include the biology of Timarcha, food plants of chrysomelids, and ants-plants relationship. He has co-edited four important books on Chrysomelidae: Biology of Chrysomelidae Novel Aspects of the Biology of Chrysomelidae Chrysomelidae Biology, in three volumes (1996), and New Developments in the Biology of Chrysomelidae (2004). In recognition of Dr Jolivet’s valuable contribution in the subject, the Fifth International Symposium on Chrysomelidae, held in Aug. 2000 in Brazil, was named after him.

K. K. Verma, M.Sc., Ph.D., taught zoology and entomology for over 35 years, both at undergraduate and post-graduate levels in M. P. Government Colleges, India. He has also specialized in the functional morphology and physiology of Chrysomelidae. He has to his credit a number of outstanding papers published in both Indian and international journals. In 2002, he co-authored a book, summarizing the current knowledge about leaf beetles.