Grasshoppers
Grasshoppers by Valerie K. Brown, published by Richmond in 1990, is a second edition that spans 68 pages and is presented in English. This book serves as an introduction to the fascinating world of grasshoppers, highlighting their vibrant colors, active movements, and distinctive songs. It encourages readers to engage in their own investigations, emphasizing the importance of individual contributions to understanding grasshopper population dynamics and their interactions with predators and parasites.
Readers will find detailed methods for studying grasshoppers both in the field and indoors, along with suggestions for experimental studies on their feeding behavior. The book also includes an addendum that updates recent research and provides a comprehensive reference list. Illustrated in color, it features keys for identifying British species, making it a valuable resource for those interested in nature, entomology, and the life sciences.
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Grasshoppers draw attention to themselves by their active movements, their bright colours and their song. This book offers an introduction that will enable the reader to undertake investigations of their own. Much remains to be discovered about the life history of grasshoppers. Individual observers can contribute much to the study of population dynamics, and the parasites and predators responsible for mortality. The feeding behaviour of grasshoppers is amenable to investigation and suggestions are made for experimental studies.
This book contains an addendum drawing attention to recent research and updating the addresses and reference list. The British species are illustrated in colour and keys are provided for identification. Methods are described for studying grasshoppers in the field and for rearing them indoors.
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