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Vincent G. Dethier

Born

in Boston, Massachusetts, The United States

February 20, 1915

Died

September 08, 1993

Genre

Science, Outdoors & Nature, Children's Books

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Vincent Gaston Dethier was an American physiologist and entomologist. Considered a leading an expert in his field, he was a pioneer in the study of insect-plant interactions and wrote over 170 academic papers and 15 science books. From 1975 until his death, he was the Gilbert L. Woodside Professor of Zoology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst where he was the founding director of its Neuroscience and Behavior Program and chaired the Chancellor's Commission on Civility. Dethier also wrote natural history books for non-specialists, as well as short stories, essays and children's books. ...more

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Average rating: 4.21 · 190 ratings · 34 reviews · 19 distinct works • Similar authors

	To Know a Fly 4.24 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 1962 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Newberry: The Life and Times of a Maine Clam 4.53 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1981 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ecology of a Summer House by Vincent G. Dethier, Abigail Rorer (Drawings) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1984 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crickets and Katydids, Concerts and Solos 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1992 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fairweather Duck really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1970 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The World of the Tent-Makers: A Natural History of the Eastern Tent Caterpillar by Vincent G. Dethier, David E. Nye (Editor), Abigail Rorer (Illustrator) 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1980	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Animal behavior (Prentice-Hall foundations of modern biology series) by Vincent G. Dethier, Eliot Stellar really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1970 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ant Heap 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1979 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hungry Fly: A Physiological Study of the Behavior Associated with Feeding it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1976	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Animal Behavior: Its Evolutionary and Neurological Basis by Vincent G. Dethier, Eliot Stellar liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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