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Revision of the Modified Mouthparts Species Group of Hawaiian Drosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae)
The modified mouthparts group is perhaps the largest of the four major Hawaiian Drosophila clades, yet has received relatively little taxonomic attention during the past 40 years. This study reviews unplaced species and the ceratostoma, freycinetiae, semifuscata, and setiger subgroups, with descriptions of 22 new species. We hope this work encourages greater study of the biology of this important group.
Insects of Hawaii, vol. 17
This volume of Insects of Hawaii is a systematic treatment of the native bees of the Hawaiian Islands. Believed to be descendants of a single female that arrived in the ancient archipelago millions of years ago, the native yellow-faced bees are prime examples of extraordinary evolutionary radiation. Despite their evolutionary and ecological importance, no comprehensive work has been published on them until now. A total of fifty-nine species are recognized, including nine new species. Detailed keys for the identification of species are provided for males and, for the first time, females. The history of collections of the bees, their taxonomy, attributes for dispersal, biology, ecology, and relations to flower plants are discussed. Treatments of each species include annotated synonymy and other references; diagnosis of identifying features and general distribution; description of male and female; localities where first collected and recent collections; flower records; and remarks on taxonomic problems and other information. Line drawings of the male head and genitalia are included to facilitate identification, and all recent collection records are provided in an appendix. 67 illus.
Encyclopedia of Islands
"Islands have captured the imagination of scientists and the public for centuries - unique and rare environments, their isolation makes them natural laboratories for ecology and evolution. This authoritative, alphabetically arranged reference, featuring more than 200 succinct articles by leading scientists from around the world, provides broad coverage of all the island sciences. But what exactly is an island? The volume editors define it here as any discrete habitat isolated from other habitats by inhospitable surroundings. The Encyclopedia of Islands examines many such insular settings - oceanic and continental islands as well as places such as caves, mountaintops, and whale falls at the bottom of the ocean. This essential, one-stop resource, extensively illustrated with color photographs, clear maps, and graphics will introduce island science to a wide audience and spur further research on some of the planet's most fascinating habitats." --Book Jacket.
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Dosant toujours à la perfection découvertes scientifiques et fiction, Crichton entraîne ses personnages dans un univers aussi effrayant que celui de Jurassic Park et aussi angoissant que celui de La Proie. Un roman posthume saisissant. Vin Drake, le puissant directeur de la société high-tech Nanigen, fabricante de robots miniaturisés, installée dans les environs d'Honolulu, attire à Hawaii sept brillants étudiants venus de Harvard. Mais il leur a caché la véritable raison pour laquelle il a besoin d'eux, et la rencontre tourne vite à l'affrontement. Miniaturisés et abandonnés dans une forêt tropicale où le moindre insecte représente un danger mortel, les étudiants n'ont pour se défendre que leurs connaissances de biologistes. Commence alors une folle lutte pour survivre face à une nature aussi cruelle que fascinante et à un Vin Drake prêt à tout pour se débarrasser de témoins gênants... " Rares sont ceux qui peuvent rivaliser avec Crichton dans l'art de fabriquer un page turner avec de la matière grise. " Publishers Weekly
