Beschreibung
The author assimilates information about ladybirds, discussing their structure, life histories, food, enemies, habitats, colours and patterns, genetics and evolution. He also sheds light on the phenomenon of cannibalism in ladybirds and the recent discovery of a "feminist" bacterium that kills eggs destined to produce males, but not those destined to produce females. Finally he discusses the use and potential use of ladybirds as biological control agents, how they are under threat from man, and what we can do to conserve them.
Buchdetails
Format
Taschenbuch
Seiten
116 Seiten
Sprache
Englisch
Veröffentlicht
Jan 1, 2008
Verlag
Richmond Publishing Co Ltd
Ausgaben
2 editions
ISBN-10
0855462671
ISBN-13
9780855462673