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Essential Entomology (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
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Essential Entomology (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
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Comprising well over half of all known animal species, insects are
the most successful organisms on the planet. Indeed, it is no
exaggeration to say that one cannot study agriculture, biology, and
the environment, without a basic understanding of entomology.
Furthermore, insects are indispensable to advances in molecular
biology and genetics, and their ongoing decline in many parts of
the world has stimulated much research in the crucial roles they
play in global ecosystems. However, the sheer diversity of insects
can be a challenge to every newcomer to entomology. Most entomology
textbooks tend to focus on insect biology, leaving readers with
only a superficial idea of insect diversity and evolution, while
others delve into too much detail that will deter the novice. In
contrast, Essential Entomology has a clear taxonomic structure that
provides readers with the necessary framework to understand the
diversity, life history, and taxonomy of insects in a new light.
This fully revised edition provides the most up-to-date guide to
insects and includes all the major developments in molecular
biology and palaeontology of the last 20 years. This textbook is an
essential read for undergraduate and graduate students taking
courses in entomology, agriculture, and forestry. It will also
appeal to a broad academic audience of ecologists,
conservationists, natural resource managers, as well as to the far
more numerous general readers who are interested in wildlife,
nature, and the environment. With these diverse audiences in mind,
the straightforward and accessible style of the first edition has
been maintained, technical jargon has been kept to a minimum, and
sufficient background information is provided to enable the reader
to follow the text with ease.
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