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Vambola Maavara
Vambola Maavara (10 February 1928 Tsooru Parish – 14 May 1999 Tartu) was an Estonian entomologist and travelog writer. In 1951 he graduated from Tartu State University in biology. From 1947 to 1991 he worked at the Estonian Institute of Zoology and Botany. From 1992 to 1998 he worked at Estonian University of Life Sciences' Plant Protection Institute. His main fields of research were ecology and ethology of social insects Eusociality (from Greek εὖ ''eu'' "good" and social), the highest level of organization of sociality, is defined by the following characteristics: cooperative brood care (including care of offspring from other individuals), overlapping genera ..., forest entomology, myrmecology, sociobiology. He was one of the most prominent ant researcher in Estonia. He discovered about 20 new ant species. Works * Noore entomoloogi käsiraamat (1956, with author's illustrations) * Metsakaitse (1961, one of the authors and illustrator) * Taimekaitse aktuaalsed küs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tartu
Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 91,407 (as of 2021). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of Riga, Latvia. Tartu lies on the Emajõgi river, which connects the two largest lakes in Estonia, Lake Võrtsjärv and Lake Peipus. From the 13th century until the end of the 19th century, Tartu was known in most of the world by variants of its historical name Dorpat. Tartu, the largest urban centre of southern Estonia, is often considered the "intellectual capital city" of the country, especially as it is home to the nation's oldest and most renowned university, the University of Tartu (founded in 1632). Tartu also houses the Supreme Court of Estonia, the Ministry of Education and Research, the Estonian National Museum, and the oldest Estonian-language theatre, Vanemuine. It is also the birthplace of the Estonian Song Festivals. Tar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
