Insect Life Cycles: Genetics, Evolution and Co-ordination

Inbunden bok. Springer-Verlag. 1990. 258 sidor.

Nära nyskick. English.

The International Congress of Entomology holds symposia on insect life-cycles every four years. This book arose from papers contributed by most of the speakers at the latest symposium held in Vancouver, Canada, in July 1988. It provides a diverse array of studies on insect life-cycle evolution which can be broken down into three main levels of approach: comparisons of genetic variation and covariation underlying life-cycle traits; comparisons of variable phenotypes within and among populations of the same and/or related species; and comparisons of habitat-specific traits regardless of relatedness.

Francis Gilbert
Dr Francis Gilbert is a Lecturer in Education at Goldsmiths, University of London, teaching on the PGCE Secondary English programme and the MA in Children’s Literature with Professor Michael Rosen. Previously, he worked for a quarter of a century in various English state schools teaching English and Media Studies to 11-18 year olds. He has also moonlighted as a journalist, novelist and social commentator both in the UK and international media. He is the author of 'Teacher On The Run', 'Yob Nation', 'Parent Power', 'Working The System -- How To Get The Very Best State Education for Your Child', and a novel about school, 'The Last Day Of Term'. His first book, 'I'm A Teacher, Get Me Out Of Here' was a big hit, becoming a bestseller and being serialised on Radio 4. In his role as an English teacher, he has taught many classic texts over the years and has developed a great many resources to assist readers with understanding, appreciating and responding to them both analytically and creatively. This led him to set up his own small publishing company FGI Publishing (fgipublishing.com) which has published his study guides as well as a number of books by other authors, including Roger Titcombe’s 'Learning Matters' and Tim Cadman’s 'The Changes'.