A walk around the pond : insects in and over the water / Gilbert Waldbauer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Waldbauer, Gilbert.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Insects.

Pond animals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (312 p. ) 12 halftones

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In his hallmark companionable style, Gilbert Waldbauer introduces us to the aquatic insects that have colonized ponds, lakes, streams, and rivers, especially those in North America. Along the way we learn about the diverse forms these arthropods take, as well as their remarkable modes of life. While learning about the evolution, natural history, and ecology of these insects, readers also discover more than a little about the scientists who study them.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

A First Look

Who's Who in the Water

Where They Live

The Breath of Life

Finding Food and Eating

Going Places

The Next Generation

On Being Eaten

How Not to Be Eaten

Coping with the Climate

Our Friends and Enemies

Selected Readings

Acknowledgments

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-270) and index.

ISBN:

0-674-26817-2

0-674-04477-0

OCLC:

1013940198