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Dragonfly Genera of the New World
Garrison, Rosser W.; Ellenrieder, Natalia Von; Louton, Jerry A.
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Description for Dragonfly Genera of the New World
For entomologists, limnologists, and ecologists, Dragonfly Genera of the New World is an indispensable resource for field identification and laboratory research. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1650, 24 colour illustrations, 31 black & white halftones, 1595 black & white line drawin. BIC Classification: 1K; PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 259 x 177 x 33. Weight in Grams: 916.
Dragonfly Genera of the New World is a beautifully illustrated and comprehensive guide to the taxonomy and ecology of dragonflies in North, Middle, and South America. A reference of the highest quality, this book reveals the striking beauty and complexity of this diverse order. Although Odonata-dragonflies and damselflies-are among the most studied groups of insects, until now there has been no reliable means to identify the New World genera of either group. This volume provides fully illustrated and up-to-date keys for all dragonfly genera with descriptive text for each genus, accompanied by distribution maps and 1,595 diagnostic illustrations, including ... Read more
Dragonfly Genera of the New World is a beautifully illustrated and comprehensive guide to the taxonomy and ecology of dragonflies in North, Middle, and South America. A reference of the highest quality, this book reveals the striking beauty and complexity of this diverse order. Although Odonata-dragonflies and damselflies-are among the most studied groups of insects, until now there has been no reliable means to identify the New World genera of either group. This volume provides fully illustrated and up-to-date keys for all dragonfly genera with descriptive text for each genus, accompanied by distribution maps and 1,595 diagnostic illustrations, including ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801884467
SKU
V9780801884467
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About Garrison, Rosser W.; Ellenrieder, Natalia Von; Louton, Jerry A.
Rosser W. Garrison is an insect biosystematist at the California Department of Food and Agriculture. Natalia von Ellenrieder is a researcher for CONICET at IBIGEO in Salta, Argentina. Jerry A. Louton is manager of the Department of Entomology's Information Technology Unit at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
Reviews for Dragonfly Genera of the New World
This is the most important Odonate book published in several years.
T.W. Donnelly Argia 2006 A required reference for any serious student of faunistics and biogeography.
Beth Orr Agrion 2006 A reference of the highest quality, this book reveals their striking beauty and complexity. It is a real monumental work on odonate taxonomy and identification, and indispensable for ... Read more
T.W. Donnelly Argia 2006 A required reference for any serious student of faunistics and biogeography.
Beth Orr Agrion 2006 A reference of the highest quality, this book reveals their striking beauty and complexity. It is a real monumental work on odonate taxonomy and identification, and indispensable for ... Read more