Pocket Guide Insects of East Africa

by Dino J. Martins

Overview

Insects have a greater impact on human lives and livelihoods than any other group of organisms. This guide will help you to identify insects that are frequently encountered, very striking or ecologically important in the region. Compact and easy-to-use, it features more than 400 of the interesting and diverse insect groups found in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi. Full-colour photographs of all featured species are accompanied by concise text giving key identification features for each group.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781775842736
Publisher:	Penguin Random House South Africa
Publication date:	03/27/2015
Series:	Pocket Guide
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	21 MB
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About the Author

Dr Dino J. Martins, an entomologist and evolutionary biologist, is widely known as East Africa’s ‘Dudu Man’. (Dudu is the Swahili word for insect.) Dr Martins holds a PhD in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology from Harvard University. A prolific writer, he has published numerous articles in scientific, natural history, and environmental publications. He is currently Chair of the Insect Committee of Nature Kenya, and The East Africa Natural History Society, where he passionately promotes interest in the study and conservation of insects.