{"product_id":"insect-biodiversity-robert-g-foottit-9781118945537","title":"Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society, Volume 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVolume One of the thoroughly revised and updated guide to the study of biodiversity in insects\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe second edition of \u003ci\u003eInsect Biodiversity: Science and Society\u003c\/i\u003e brings together in one comprehensive text contributions from leading scientific experts to assess the influence insects have on humankind and the earth's fragile ecosystems. Revised and updated, this new edition includes information on the number of substantial changes to entomology and the study of biodiversity. It includes current research on insect groups, classification, regional diversity, and a wide range of concepts and developing methodologies. The authors examine why insect biodiversity matters and how the rapid evolution of insects is affecting us all. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book explores the wide variety of insect species and their evolutionary relationships. Case studies offer assessments on how insect biodiversity can help meet the needs of a rapidly expanding human population, and also examine the consequences that an increased loss of insect species will have on the world. This important text: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the rapidly increasing influence on systematics of genomics and next-generation sequencing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes developments in the use of DNA barcoding in insect systematics and in the broader study of insect biodiversity, including the detection of cryptic species\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses the advances in information science that influence the increased capability to gather, manipulate, and analyze biodiversity information\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComprises scholarly contributions from leading scientists in the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eInsect Biodiversity: Science and Society\u003c\/i\u003e highlights the rapid growth of insect biodiversity research and includes an expanded treatment of the topic that addresses the major insect groups, the zoogeographic regions of biodiversity, and the scope of systematics approaches for handling biodiversity data.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert G. Foottit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1118945530\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781118945537\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/02\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 912\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.80h x 7.50w x 1.60d","brand":"Robert G. Foottit","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47611074806015,"sku":"9781118945537","price":135.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8f25c381-5f74-4273-9326-f70bb5a82667.jpg?v=1764511554","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/insect-biodiversity-robert-g-foottit-9781118945537","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}