The Butterfly Hunter: The Life of Henry Walter Bates - Brossura

Crawforth, Anthony

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1908684585 ISBN 13: 9781908684585

Casa editrice: The University of Buckingham Press, 2018

Riassunto

This is the epic, true and long overdue story of the young explorer who put forward the first ever case for the creation of a new species, providing what Charles Darwin called the "beautiful proof" for Natural Selection.

The major discovery of Batesian Mimicry was developed from Bates''s fascinating 11-year journey and study of butterflies in the Amazon rainforest. He noted how certain animals adopt the look of others to deceive predators and gain an advantage to survive.

Little known to the public, Bates made other crucial contributions to biology: he collected over 14,000 specimens, of which over 8,000 were new to science at the time. He went on to become the administrator for the Royal Geographical Society and transformed it into an institution which combined exploration with academic research, and was responsible for placing geography on the school curriculum.

This important book reassesses Bates''s life and finally places both the man and his work in their rightful place alongside the other greats.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: The University of Buckingham Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2018
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1908684585
• ISBN 13: 9781908684585
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 320
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile