Perspectives in Chemoreception and Behavior: Papers Presented at a Symposium Held at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in May 1985

Chapman, R.F., E. A. Bernays und J. G. Stoffolano:

ISBN 10: 354096374X / ISBN 13: 9783540963745

Published by Springer-Verlag Berlin,, 1986

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207 Seiten. Mit 73 figures, 3 in full color. Hardcover. Ordnungsgemäß aus einer Universitäts-Bibliothek ausgesondert (Stempel, Signatur). Gut erhaltenes Exemplar. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 588.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Perspectives in Chemoreception and Behavior: Papers Presented at a Symposium Held at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in May 1985
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin,
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 354096374X
• ISBN 13: 9783540963745
• Binding: 24 x 17
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biologie

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Synopsis

In the study of the physiological basis of animal behavior Vince Dethier has been a pioneer, a guiding star. Although his own work has centered on the blowfly and the caterpillar, his interests and influence have spread far beyond the insects. The breadth of this impact is indicated by the contributions from colleagues and former students in this volume. These papers were originally presented at a meeting to honor Vince's 70th birthday held at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, in May 1985. It was attended by friends and col­ leagues of all ages from many parts of the world. However, the picture presented by these papers is not the whole story. What it does not show is the extent of Vince's interest and influence beyond the rigorous, though friendly, atmosphere of the research laboratory. His idyllic summers in Maine have produced studies on the natural history of feeding by insects culminating in The Tent Makers, with more to come. In these studies we see his real love and, dare we say, understanding of the insect. Vince Dethier is not concerned simply with reaching the established scientist. In To Know a Fly he reaches out to those just beginning, perhaps even to those who will never begin, and provides insight both to the experimentalist's approach and to the fun of research. His sense of fun and his elegant, fluent writing have given us, too, his tongue-in-cheek fictional writings for children of all ages.