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Crickets and Katydids, Concerts and Solos

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Harvard University Press, 1992 - Nature - 140 pages
"Vincent Dethier shows us how to listen for sound in fields, edges, and woods and to become aware of the movements that accompany sound...We learn from his sounds what kind of person, capable of this kind of interest and care, is attending to our minds. His own sound becomes part of the community of sound common to most, if not nearly all, life, so we are doubly trained to hear, and we become doubly committed to understanding and caring for all forms of life."--A. R. Ammons, from the foreword

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The author, Vincent Dethier, was a former professor in the entomology department at UMASS Amherst where I was pursuing my MS back in the 90's and was always a presence at our weekly seminars. A very ...

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About the author (1992)

M. Lee Goff is the Coordinator of the Forensic Sciences Program and Professor of Forensic Sciences at Chaminade University of Honolulu.

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