沉默的故事：中国东北恐龙时代的昆虫化石（英文版）

作者: Shih Chungkun 著

出版社: 科学出版社

出版时间: 2010-01

版次: 1

ISBN: 9787030281913

定价: 358.00

装帧: 精装

开本: 16开

纸张: 铜版纸

页数: 322页

正文语种: 英语

分类: 自然科学

38人买过

Insectfossiltreasuresfromthedinosaurera（165to130Ma）innortheasternChinaareshowcasedinthisbookwiththeirsilentstories.Notonlytheirtaxonomyandmorphology，butalsotheirpotentialimplicationsonnaturalsciencesarepresentedhere.Besidesacademicscience，wehighlightpopularsciencebyprovidinginformationonextantinsectsandinsect-relatedstories.Elegantandbeautifulphotosoffossilandextantinsectsareshowntoillustrateourstorieswhileservingasvisualarts.Inadditiontothe18insectorders（Chapters5to22），thebookalsocoversfossilsites（1and4），palaeogeology（2），co-existinganimalsandplants（3），palaeo-ecosystems（23），pollinationand"flower"visits（24）andinsectmimicry（25）.Judgingbythehighdiversityandthelargepopulationofthefossilinsects，insectshavecertainlyplayedcriticalrolesintheevolutionandeco-systemsovereons，whichinturnhavemadeInsectaahighlysuccessfulclass.
Intendedtoappealtoabroadspectrumofreaders（suchaspalaeontologists，entomologists，evolutionists，palaeoecologists，fossilcollectors，naturalists，hobbyistsandstudents），wehopethatreaderswillhavefunwhilegainingnewunderstandingandenjoyingtheartisticpresentations.Newfossilfindingsandfurtherstudieswillcontinuetoexpandknowledgeanddeepenunderstandinginthesefields.Gettingyoungreadersofthisbooktobeinterestedinthesefields，wehopesomeofthemwillbeinspiredtobecomeentomologistsorpalaeontologiststomaketheircontributiontonaturalsciences. Dr.SHIHChungkunisaVisitingProfessorsinceDecember2004intheCollegeofLifeSciencesoftheCNUonavolunteerbasis.Hisresearchinterestsincludemorphology，taxonomyandevolutionofnortheasternChinesefossilinsectsandtheirinteractionswithfossilplants.Sofarhehasco-authoredmorethan40papersoninsectfossilsandcoevolutionwithplants，includingarecentpaperinSdence.Dr.ShihreceivedaB.S.（1972）inChemicalEngineeringfromtheTaiwanUniversity，aM.S.（1975）andPh.D.（1978）inChemicalEngineeringfromtheUniversityofPennsylvania，aM.S.（1978）inOperationsResearchfromWhartonSchool，theUniversityofPennsylvaniaandaMBA（1982）inMarketingfromtheFairleighDickinsonUniversity.Herecentlyretiredafter3yearswithMerckand28yearswithInfineum，ajointventurebetweenExxonMobilChemicalandShellChemical.From1998to2009，hewasinvolvedinbusinessmanagementforInfineumChinaanditstwojointventuresinChina.HisbusinessworkforajointventurecompanyinJinzhou，Liaoningstartedhispassionandstudiesofinsectandplantfossils，whichledtohiscooperativeresearchwithProfRenandothercollaborators.HehasgivenpresentationsonfossiltreasuresfromthenortheasternChinainSingapore，ChinaandUSA.HeresidesinScotchPlains，NJwithhisfamily. Chapter1Introduction
Chapter2TheUpperMesozoicStratigraphicCharacteristicsinNortheasternChina
Chapter3Well-BalancedEco-systems
Chapter4InsectsOntheSpotLight
Chapter5EphemeropteraAShortLifetoLive
Chapter6Odonata--TerminatorswithWings
Chapter7Plecoptera-IndicatorofWaterQuality
Chapter8Blattodea--SurvivorsoftheFittest
Chapter9Grylloblattodea--RareLivingFossils
Chapter10Dermaptera--MysreryatNight
Chapter11Orthoptera--TheSoundofChirping
Chapter12Chresmodidae--SkiingonWater
Chapter13Phasmatodea--SwayingintheWind
Chapter14Homoptera--17YearsUnderground
Chapter15Heteroptera--SmellyDefenseorPiercingOffense
Chapter16Raphidioptera--LookingOutandLookingForward
Chapter17Neuroptera--GracewithLace
Chapter18Coleoptera--Sacred，PreciousandStrong
Chapter19Mecoptera--StingerwithouttheSting
Chapter20Diptera--"Vampires"forDinosaurs
Chapter21TrichopteraMobileHomeBuilder
Chapter22Hymenoptera--PollinatorsContribution
Chapter23ReconstructionofPalaeoecologyforInsectFaunas
Chapter24Pollinationand"Flower"Visits
Chapter25Mimicry
内容简介:
Insectfossiltreasuresfromthedinosaurera（165to130Ma）innortheasternChinaareshowcasedinthisbookwiththeirsilentstories.Notonlytheirtaxonomyandmorphology，butalsotheirpotentialimplicationsonnaturalsciencesarepresentedhere.Besidesacademicscience，wehighlightpopularsciencebyprovidinginformationonextantinsectsandinsect-relatedstories.Elegantandbeautifulphotosoffossilandextantinsectsareshowntoillustrateourstorieswhileservingasvisualarts.Inadditiontothe18insectorders（Chapters5to22），thebookalsocoversfossilsites（1and4），palaeogeology（2），co-existinganimalsandplants（3），palaeo-ecosystems（23），pollinationand"flower"visits（24）andinsectmimicry（25）.Judgingbythehighdiversityandthelargepopulationofthefossilinsects，insectshavecertainlyplayedcriticalrolesintheevolutionandeco-systemsovereons，whichinturnhavemadeInsectaahighlysuccessfulclass.
Intendedtoappealtoabroadspectrumofreaders（suchaspalaeontologists，entomologists，evolutionists，palaeoecologists，fossilcollectors，naturalists，hobbyistsandstudents），wehopethatreaderswillhavefunwhilegainingnewunderstandingandenjoyingtheartisticpresentations.Newfossilfindingsandfurtherstudieswillcontinuetoexpandknowledgeanddeepenunderstandinginthesefields.Gettingyoungreadersofthisbooktobeinterestedinthesefields，wehopesomeofthemwillbeinspiredtobecomeentomologistsorpalaeontologiststomaketheircontributiontonaturalsciences.
作者简介:
Dr.SHIHChungkunisaVisitingProfessorsinceDecember2004intheCollegeofLifeSciencesoftheCNUonavolunteerbasis.Hisresearchinterestsincludemorphology，taxonomyandevolutionofnortheasternChinesefossilinsectsandtheirinteractionswithfossilplants.Sofarhehasco-authoredmorethan40papersoninsectfossilsandcoevolutionwithplants，includingarecentpaperinSdence.Dr.ShihreceivedaB.S.（1972）inChemicalEngineeringfromtheTaiwanUniversity，aM.S.（1975）andPh.D.（1978）inChemicalEngineeringfromtheUniversityofPennsylvania，aM.S.（1978）inOperationsResearchfromWhartonSchool，theUniversityofPennsylvaniaandaMBA（1982）inMarketingfromtheFairleighDickinsonUniversity.Herecentlyretiredafter3yearswithMerckand28yearswithInfineum，ajointventurebetweenExxonMobilChemicalandShellChemical.From1998to2009，hewasinvolvedinbusinessmanagementforInfineumChinaanditstwojointventuresinChina.HisbusinessworkforajointventurecompanyinJinzhou，Liaoningstartedhispassionandstudiesofinsectandplantfossils，whichledtohiscooperativeresearchwithProfRenandothercollaborators.HehasgivenpresentationsonfossiltreasuresfromthenortheasternChinainSingapore，ChinaandUSA.HeresidesinScotchPlains，NJwithhisfamily.
目录:
Chapter1Introduction
Chapter2TheUpperMesozoicStratigraphicCharacteristicsinNortheasternChina
Chapter3Well-BalancedEco-systems
Chapter4InsectsOntheSpotLight
Chapter5EphemeropteraAShortLifetoLive
Chapter6Odonata--TerminatorswithWings
Chapter7Plecoptera-IndicatorofWaterQuality
Chapter8Blattodea--SurvivorsoftheFittest
Chapter9Grylloblattodea--RareLivingFossils
Chapter10Dermaptera--MysreryatNight
Chapter11Orthoptera--TheSoundofChirping
Chapter12Chresmodidae--SkiingonWater
Chapter13Phasmatodea--SwayingintheWind
Chapter14Homoptera--17YearsUnderground
Chapter15Heteroptera--SmellyDefenseorPiercingOffense
Chapter16Raphidioptera--LookingOutandLookingForward
Chapter17Neuroptera--GracewithLace
Chapter18Coleoptera--Sacred，PreciousandStrong
Chapter19Mecoptera--StingerwithouttheSting
Chapter20Diptera--"Vampires"forDinosaurs
Chapter21TrichopteraMobileHomeBuilder
Chapter22Hymenoptera--PollinatorsContribution
Chapter23ReconstructionofPalaeoecologyforInsectFaunas
Chapter24Pollinationand"Flower"Visits
Chapter25Mimicry