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Charles W. Heckman - Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects - Odonata -Zygoptera - 9781402081750 - V9781402081750
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Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects - Odonata -Zygoptera

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Description for Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects - Odonata -Zygoptera hardcover. Focuses on the relatively small dragonflies, often called damselflies. This work presents a brief review of the biology of the group that includes illustrations of the main morphological features as well as explanations of alternative systems for naming the wing veins and other characteristics commonly used to distinguish the species. Series: Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects. Num Pages: 693 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1155.
This work was begun to provide keys to the aquatic insect species known from Brazil. The original goal was to include all genera known from South America and all species from Brazil, but for most groups, the scope was expanded to encompass all species in South America, and, in some cases, to include terrestrial species of orders that include both terrestrial and aquatic taxa. In no case is a taxonomic revision of any group undertaken, although recommendations for such revisions are included where appropriate, and the probable synonymy of nominal species still treated as valid in the literature is noted. ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
693
Condition
New
Series
Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects
Number of Pages
693
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402081750
SKU
V9781402081750
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99-15

About Charles W. Heckman
The author, Dr. Charles W. Heckman, has performed ecological research in Laos, Thailand, Germany, Brazil, and the United States. His publications include books on rice field ecology in Thailand and the Pantanal wetland in western Brazil, as well as many monographs and shorter publications on various aspects of biology and environmental sciences. He undertook the preparation of the Encyclopedia of ... Read more

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