To Know a FlyFirst published in 1962, this book by esteemed American physiologist and entomologist Vincent Dethier provides an array of helpful examples of how ingeniously controlled experiments are designed and used. Other processes of scientific inquiry are also explained, such as observation, correlation, cause and effect, gathering and interpreting data, hypothesizing, and theory building. Recommended to scientists of all ages! “...This is a superb natural history book and is highly recommended for anyone twelve or older.”—Scientific American “The author never ‘talks down’ to his readers but preserves such delightful and sparkling informal style throughout that we tend to overlook the professional skill with which he attacks his problems, the beauty of the experiments he describes. The book is such pleasant reading that we may not realize that this all represents biological research of a very high order. Among the many excellent features we may note the author’s commentaries on scientific method, which are extremely acute, informative, and provocative.”—Journal of the American Medical Association “Highly recommended enrichment reading for biology teachers and secondary students in general science or biology.—The Science Teacher |
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... the ability to read has the basic ingredients and most of the necessary accoutrements to become a first-class biologist. The only necessary item remaining is an experimental animal (or plant). There is much Chapter 1 Chapter.
... the ability to read has the basic ingredients and most of the necessary accoutrements to become a first-class biologist. The only necessary item remaining is an experimental animal (or plant). There is much Chapter 1 Chapter.
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Vincent Dethier. remaining is an experimental animal (or plant). There is much to be said for the fly. Like taxes, the fly is always with us. As a matter of fact, there are, at the latest count, about 50,000 kinds of flies sharing “our ...
Vincent Dethier. remaining is an experimental animal (or plant). There is much to be said for the fly. Like taxes, the fly is always with us. As a matter of fact, there are, at the latest count, about 50,000 kinds of flies sharing “our ...
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... experimental animal, therefore, why settle for anything so prosaic as the laboratory rat, so giddy as the guinea pig, so phlegmatic as the frog, so reptilian as the chicken, so cousinly as the chimpanzee? Why not choose an excitingly ...
... experimental animal, therefore, why settle for anything so prosaic as the laboratory rat, so giddy as the guinea pig, so phlegmatic as the frog, so reptilian as the chicken, so cousinly as the chimpanzee? Why not choose an excitingly ...
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... with human beings is, however, quite limited. The blowfly has none of these disadvantages. Not only can the. A few of the many advantages of employing blowflies as experimental Disposing of unsuccessful experiments is no problem.
... with human beings is, however, quite limited. The blowfly has none of these disadvantages. Not only can the. A few of the many advantages of employing blowflies as experimental Disposing of unsuccessful experiments is no problem.
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... experiment is such that the animal is happily alive at its conclusion, one has acquired a dependent for life. There are some animals that even a zoo will not accept. A colleague of mine once carried out some experiments with a baby ...
... experiment is such that the animal is happily alive at its conclusion, one has acquired a dependent for life. There are some animals that even a zoo will not accept. A colleague of mine once carried out some experiments with a baby ...
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