Field Guide to Insects of South Africa
Language: English
Published by Penguin Random House South Afric, 2005, 2005
- Softcover
- New
Seller: Virginia Martin, aka bookwitch, Concord, CA, U.S.A.Virginia Martin, aka bookwitch
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Octavo, softcover, new in green and black pictorial wraps. 444 pp. including index. Inside covers and endpapers have illustrations of various insects of S. Africa with common and scientific names. Intended for both amateur and professional, as well as to students, nature conservation officers, game rangers, gardeners, farmers, tourists and anyone with an interest in natural history. An introductory chapter discusses the insect body, life history, classification and distribution patterns and relatives of southern African insects. It also touches on collecting, displaying and curating insects and explains 'How to use this book'.
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- Title
- Field Guide to Insects of South Africa
- Author
- Picker, Mike, Charles Griffiths and Alan Weaving.
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House South Afric, 2005
- Publication year
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1770070613
- ISBN 13
- 9781770070615
- Series
- Book 3 of 3: Struik Nature Field Guides
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About the Author
Mike Picker is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Cape Town. His research on the insects of our arid regions has resulted in 130 publications and four guide books. He has a very broad knowledge of the natural history and ecology of the rich South African insect fauna.
Alan Weaving is a retired entomologist with a particular interest in wasps and has published two books on the insect diversity of southern Africa.
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Virginia Martin, aka bookwitch
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