Flash Cards of Common Freshwater Invertebrates of North America: Set Three - Families of Other Insects

by Voshell, J. Reese, Jr.; Wright, Amy Bartlett

• ISBN13: 9780939923939
• ISBN10: 0939923939
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-02-22
• Publisher: McDonald & Woodward Pub Co

Summary

Flash Cards of Common Freshwater Invertebrates of North America Set Three - Families of Other Insects consists of 32 cards, 30 of which feature a high-quality scientific illustration of an organism on one side and, on the other, the common and scientific names of the organism along with basic questions and answers about the biology, ecology, and environmental tolerances of the pictured organism. In addition, a booklet containing diagrams of body structures, a glossary of terms, and suggestions for using the cards will accompany each set.Set Three treats the taxa at the family level and thereby provides more detail which, in turn, affords the opportunity to better understand the biological diversity of freshwater systems and the changes in environmental health brought on by human activities. This set would be most useful for teaching principles of biology and ecology at advanced high school and college levels, for training instructors who would be conducting interpretation or outreach activities, and for biomonitoring carried out by experienced citizen volunteers, agency personnel, or professional scientists.The 4 inch wide by 6 inch high cards are printed in full color on synthetic material with uv-resistant ink.

Author Biography

Dr. J. Reese Voshell, Jr. holds degrees from Randolph-Macon College (B.S., 1969) and Virginia Tech (Ph.D., Zoology, 1976), and has taught in the Department of Entomology at Virginia Tech since 1976. He has received numerous research grants to study the effects of pollution and environmental stress on freshwater invertebrates and has been named to the University's Academy of Teaching Excellence.