Event Title
Pacific Northwest Insects with Dr. Merrill A. Peterson
Description
Western Washington University Professor of Biology Merrill A. Peterson spoke about his new book, Pacific Northwest Insects, on Thursday, February 21, 2019 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Reading Room at Western Washington University Libraries. This event was free and open to the public.
For this field guide, Peterson traveled throughout the Pacific Northwest to photograph live insects. He hiked snowfields, waded through swamps, and crawled through fields and forests in pursuit of particular species. During this talk, he will speak about why he devoted more than 10,000 hours over the last decade to write and produce this book.
Peterson began studying insects while growing up in Seattle, received his B.S. in Zoology from the University of Washington, and his Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Cornell University. He is Professor and Chair of Biology and also the Insect Collection Curator at Western Washington University, where he has taught various courses in entomology, ecology, and evolutionary biology since 1997.
He has also authored numerous papers on insect ecology, evolution, and diversity, and oversaw the development of the Pacific Northwest Moths website. His natural history photographs have been published in the New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, Butterflies of Cascadia, Life Histories of Cascadia Butterflies, and many other places.
Document Type
Event
Start Date
21-2-2019 4:00 PM
End Date
21-2-2019 5:00 PM
Location
Western Libraries, Wilson Library Reading Room
Resource Type
Event
Title of Series
Western Libraries Reading Series
Genre/Form
lectures
Subjects - Topical (LCSH)
Insects--Northwest, Pacific--Identification; Insects--Northwest, Pacific--Geographical distribution; Arthropoda--Northwest, Pacific--Identification; Arthropoda--Northwest, Pacific--Geographical distribution
Poster
Rights
Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission.
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
Keywords
Insects, Pacifc Northwest insects, Insect photographs, Insect fieldguide
Pacific Northwest Insects with Dr. Merrill A. Peterson
Western Libraries, Wilson Library Reading Room
Western Washington University Professor of Biology Merrill A. Peterson spoke about his new book, Pacific Northwest Insects, on Thursday, February 21, 2019 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Reading Room at Western Washington University Libraries. This event was free and open to the public.
For this field guide, Peterson traveled throughout the Pacific Northwest to photograph live insects. He hiked snowfields, waded through swamps, and crawled through fields and forests in pursuit of particular species. During this talk, he will speak about why he devoted more than 10,000 hours over the last decade to write and produce this book.
Peterson began studying insects while growing up in Seattle, received his B.S. in Zoology from the University of Washington, and his Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Cornell University. He is Professor and Chair of Biology and also the Insect Collection Curator at Western Washington University, where he has taught various courses in entomology, ecology, and evolutionary biology since 1997.
He has also authored numerous papers on insect ecology, evolution, and diversity, and oversaw the development of the Pacific Northwest Moths website. His natural history photographs have been published in the New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, Butterflies of Cascadia, Life Histories of Cascadia Butterflies, and many other places.