DK Smithsonian Handbooks: Insects

基本信息

Series:DK Smithsonian Handbook

Format:Paperback / softback 256 pages

Publisher:DK

Imprint:Dorling Kindersley

ISBN:9780789493927

Published:6 Feb 2002

Weight:471g

Dimensions:213 x 145 x 17(mm)

页面参数仅供参考，具体以实物为准

书籍简介

昆虫是地球上数量最多、最为成功的动物。它们属于无脊椎动物中的一类，叫节肢动物，其特征是具有关节的附肢，分节的身体和坚硬的分骨骼。节肢动物在世界主要生态系中都起极为重要的作用。尽管它们与其它动物相比不够显眼，但如果细心观察，您就会发现它们不可思议的种类和数量，并可从它们不寻常的生活中学到一些东西。

权威性的内容、清晰的照片以及系统的论述方式，使本书成为关于昆虫的颇具欣赏价值和使用价值的工具书。本书收录了550多种昆虫、蜂蛛和陆生节肢动物，配有600余幅彩色图片，在作者的精心编纂下，使读者能轻松地掌握识别各类昆虫、蜘蛛和其他陆生节肢动物的知识和技巧。

图鉴百科式的编辑方式：本书对收录的每一种昆虫的有准确的论述和说明，使其特征和特性跃然纸上。

阅读轻松容易：本书向昆虫爱好者介绍了书中收录的每种昆虫、蜘蛛和陆生节肢动物的重要特征、生态环境、自然分布情况等知识。书后附有简明扼要的名词解释。

《Smithsonian Handbooks》

Written by noted entomologist George C. McGavin, this comprehensive handbook covers all 29 orders of insect as well as spiders and terrestrial arthropods. It’s packed with hundreds of annotated photographs and illustrations to help you discern the many types of insects and gives you a brief description of each insect family with main characteristics, including life cycles, the environment in which they thrive, and a photographic guide to assist you in categorizing the insect group. It’s an indispensable handbook for beginners and enthusiasts alike.

Smithsonian Handbooks are the most visually appealing guides on the natural world in the book marketplace. Featuring more than 500 full-color illustrations and photographs, along with detailed annotations, Smithsonian Handbooks make identification easy and accurate.

作者简介

乔治·C·麦加文是英国昆虫学家。McGavin博士是《昆虫》的作者，也是DK的《动物生活》和《动物》的顾问。在伦敦帝国理工学院获得昆虫学博士学位之前，麦加文在爱丁堡大学学习动物学。他是牛津大学自然历史博物馆的荣誉研究员。

George C. McGavin is a British entomologist. Dr. McGavin is the author of Insects and was a consultant on DK's Animal Life and Animal. Before earning his doctorate in entomology at Imperial College in London, McGavin studied zoology at the University of Edinburgh. He is an honorary research associate at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History.