Post by jshuey on Feb 12, 2016 13:30:17 GMT -8
If you are interested in Natural History of neotropical leps, then you should have these two books. My copies reside in my throne room, where I can spend a few minutes with them each and every day.
100 Caterpillars: Portraits from the Tropical Forests of Costa Rica and 100 Butterflies and Moths: Portraits from the Tropical Forests of Costa Rica
- by Jeffrey C. Miller (Author), Daniel H. Janzen (Author), Winifred Hallwachs (Author)
They are sold as coffee table books, based on the photos of 100 species in each volume by Miller. They are ok photos, and both books have both adults and larvae figured for each species.
But the reason to really own these is the text for each species, written by Janzen and Hallwacks. Together with their on-site crew of dedicated caterpillar rearers, that have raised 100's-of-thousands of cats, and Janzen's insights into evolutionary ecology are simply amazing. Janzen, as one of the true pioneers of coevolutionary theory and mutualisms in the tropics, gives you a brain dump for each species - primarily about why it looks like it does, and how that relates to it's ecology and life history.
John
100 Caterpillars: Portraits from the Tropical Forests of Costa Rica and 100 Butterflies and Moths: Portraits from the Tropical Forests of Costa Rica
- by Jeffrey C. Miller (Author), Daniel H. Janzen (Author), Winifred Hallwachs (Author)
They are sold as coffee table books, based on the photos of 100 species in each volume by Miller. They are ok photos, and both books have both adults and larvae figured for each species.
But the reason to really own these is the text for each species, written by Janzen and Hallwacks. Together with their on-site crew of dedicated caterpillar rearers, that have raised 100's-of-thousands of cats, and Janzen's insights into evolutionary ecology are simply amazing. Janzen, as one of the true pioneers of coevolutionary theory and mutualisms in the tropics, gives you a brain dump for each species - primarily about why it looks like it does, and how that relates to it's ecology and life history.
John
