{"product_id":"the-flowering-of-ecology-maria-sibylla-merians-caterpillar-book-hardcover","title":"The Flowering of Ecology: Maria Sibylla Merian's Caterpillar Book - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKay Etheridge\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Flowering of Ecology\u003c\/i\u003e presents an English translation of Maria Sibylla Merian's 1679 'caterpillar' book, \u003ci\u003eDer Raupen wunderbare Verwandelung und sonderbare Blumen-Nahrung\u003c\/i\u003e. Her processes in making the book and an analysis of its scientific content are presented in a historical context. Merian raised insects for five decades, recording the food plants, behavior and ecology of roughly 300 species. Her most influential invention was an 'ecological' composition in which the metamorphic cycles of insects (usually moths and butterflies) were arrayed around plants that served as food for the caterpillars. Kay Etheridge analyzes the 1679 caterpillar book from the viewpoint of a biologist, arguing that Merian's study of insect interactions with plants, the first of its kind, was a formative contribution to natural history.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Read Kay Etheridge's blogpost on \"Art Herstory\".\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSee inside the book\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKay Etheridge\u003c\/b\u003e Ph.D. (1986), University of Florida, is a Professor of Biology at Gettysburg College. She has published articles and book chapters on physiological ecology and on the influence of images in the history of biology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 386\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.4 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 11, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46666452205765,"sku":"9789004284791","price":195.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/3NDXxPYVwz9789004284791.webp?v=1785988589","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-flowering-of-ecology-maria-sibylla-merians-caterpillar-book-hardcover","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}