Professional Development of an Entomologist

An account of the development of biological interest, and specifically interest in bees, by Charles D. Michener. Included topics are the role of graduate students and the relationship between behavioral studies and systematics. Sections are (a) upbringing, including initiation of biological interest...

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Published inAnnual review of entomology Vol. 52; pp. 1 - 15
Main Author Michener, C.D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.01.2007
Subjects
Animals
Apoidea
Bees - classification
biographies
California
entomologists
entomology
Entomology - education
Entomology - history
higher education
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Kansas
professional development
professional education
university research
California
Kansas
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Summary:An account of the development of biological interest, and specifically interest in bees, by Charles D. Michener. Included topics are the role of graduate students and the relationship between behavioral studies and systematics. Sections are (a) upbringing, including initiation of biological interests, (b) early studies of bees, (c) student work at the University of California, Berkeley, (d) work at the American Museum of Natural History and in the U.S. Army, and (e) work at the University of Kansas, especially wild bee behavior and bee systematics.
Bibliography:http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev.ento.52.110405.091404
ISSN:0066-4170
1545-4487
DOI:10.1146/annurev.ento.52.110405.091404