Amber /

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Author / Creator:Ross, Andrew, 1968-
Imprint:Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, c1998.
Description:73 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 20 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3669973
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ISBN:0674017293 (pbk.)
Notes:Cover title.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 73) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • What Is Amber?
  • The Properties of Amber
  • Fake Amber
  • The Uses of Amber
  • Where Is Amber Found?
  • Baltic Amber
  • Dominican Amber
  • What Is a Species?
  • Amber Inclusions
  • Animal Interactions
  • Plant Inclusions
  • The Search for DNA
  • Biogeography
  • Arthropods
  • Key to Arthropods
  • The Insect Fossil Record
  • Insects
  • Key to Insects without Wings
  • Incomplete Metamorphosis
  • Key to Winged Insects I
  • Incomplete Metamorphosis--Bugs
  • Key to Bugs
  • Complete Metamorphosis
  • Key to Winged Insects II
  • Complete Metamorphosis--Flies
  • Key to Flies
  • Wasps, Bees, and Ants
  • Key to Wasps, Bees and Ants
  • Beetles
  • Key to Selected Beetles
  • Glossary
  • Index
  • Further Reading and Credits