Dear Colleagues, I apologize for the self-promotion, but because I published with Island Press, an excellent but non-profit press, I’m responsible for some of the promotion within my field.
I’ve written a book about the evolutionary race between pests and chemical pesticides within our agricultural system. It’s intended for the introductory ecology level and/or for the non-science reader and I’ve included a large number of inset boxes explaining ecological and evolutionary biology concepts. My hope is that it will be a useful companion resource/primer for ecology, evolution, and environmental science classes. It’s entitled Chasing the Red Queen<http://islandpress.org/chasing-red-queen> (9781610915199/$30.00) is now available. In it, I make the case that the problem with pesticide resistance is a problem of ignoring the rules of evolutionary biology. I contend that we can’t beat agricultural pests by attempting to win in the evolutionary race—but if we acknowledge it, we can develop agricultural methods that stop the vicious cycle. The book has already received a nice early review from Booklist, which called it “insightful” and “well-written and timely.” If you’d like to purchase a copy from Island Press<http://islandpress.org/chasing-red-queen>, use the code REDQUEEN, which is good for a 20% discount. You can also order it from a number of online book sources. I hope you’ll consider reading and using the book. * If you’d like to review it for a publication or website, you can request a review copy from pr...@islandpress.org<mailto:pr...@islandpress.org>. * If you’d like to use it in a class, you can request an exam copy here<http://www.islandpress.org/educators>. * Your institution can ask i...@islandpress.org<mailto:i...@islandpress.org> for details about a discounted bulk purchase. * Review the book on Amazon, Goodreads, or another review site. All the best, Andy Dyer Dept. of Biology & Geology USC Aiken
