TY - GEN digital ID - 131706496 TI - The Lives of Lepidopterists AU - Dyer, Lee A. AU - Forister, Matthew L. PY - 2015 SN - 9783319204574 9783319204567 9783319204581 9783319793047 PB - Cham Springer International Publishing DB - UniCat KW - Biology KW - Animal systematics, taxonomy, nomencl. KW - Insects. Springtails KW - Human medicine KW - Environmental protection. Environmental technology KW - biologie KW - milieuzorg KW - nomenclatuur KW - zoölogie KW - insecten UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:131706496 AB - Inchworms, tiger moths, underwings, owlet moths, silkworms,sphinx moths, grass moths, and butterflies. Collectively, these and many others are the Lepidoptera, one of the most diverse groups of animals on the planet. Lepidoptera can be found in the highest tropical canopies,the driest deserts, and at the leading edge of science. The adults include some of the most beautiful insects that have inspired artists and have sailed through the dreams of human cultures for millennia. The immature stages (“caterpillars”), like the underwing depicted on the cover, link together vital processes in diverse terrestrial ecosystems that are only barely documented let alone understood. The people that study these animals are lepidopterists, and the goal of this book is to introduce them with their own words. In twenty chapters, lepidopterists tell their stories, and these tales mirror the diversity of nature in their range and depth. You will find individuals that wrestle with the challenges of scientific careers, stories of far flung travel sand close calls, and historical perspectives on recent decades of scientific break throughs. ER -