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The Lives of Lepidopterists

Inchworms, tiger moths, underwings, owlet moths, silkworms,sphinx moths, grass moths, and butterflies. Collectively, these and many others are the Lepidoptera, one of the most diverse groups of animals on the planet. Lepidoptera can be found in the highest tropical canopies,the driest deserts, and a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Dyer, Lee A. (Editor), Forister, Matthew L. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edition:1st ed. 2015.
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Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • From caterpillars to chemistry
  • A reflection on the career: Following a path to moths and butterflies
  • Follow the breadcrumb trail
  • Contingency
  • Pursued by adrenalin, in pursuit of dopamine
  • Mount Shasta and the mystery of Mu
  • How and when I ventured into the study of butterflies and adventures along the way
  • One butterfly turned me to biology, another one helped establish metapopulation ecology
  • Tropical caterpillar addiction
  • Tales of three tigers: A 50-year career-shaping journey chasing swallowtail butterflies
  • Butterfly reflections in thirds
  • It should have been called a moustache
  • Collections, serendipity and flightless moths
  • A tale of two... glasses?
  • Journeys of a microlepidopterist - from South Korea to Arizona
  • The education of the field biologist
  • Some Brazilian lepidopterists
  • Butterflies on a dragon's head; butterflies in a dragon's head
  • A butterfly has time enough
  • Butterfly nexus.