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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Rosser W. Garrison (Associate Insect Biosystematist, California Department of Food and Agriculture) , Natalia von Ellenrieder (Associate Insect Biosystematist, California Department of Food and Agriculture) , Jerry A. Louton (Manager, Smithsonian Institution)Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.907kg ISBN: 9780801884467ISBN 10: 0801884462 Pages: 384 Publication Date: 10 November 2006 Recommended Age: From 17 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsPreface List of Abbreviations 1. Introduction 2. Key to families 3. Petaluridae 4. Austropetaliidae 5. Aeshnidae 6. Gomphidae 7. Neopetaliidae 8. Cordulegastridae 9. Libellulidae. Key to Subfamilies 10. Macromiinae 11. Corduliinae 12. Libellulinae Literature Cited Distribution Tables List of Figures Index of TaxaReviewsDragonflies have been moving up to join butterflies as a model group for natural history and scientific study. This well-organized and readable book will help speed that trend on a hemispheric basis. - E. O. Wilson, Harvard University For anyone interested in the identification of New World dragonflies, especially those of Central and South America, this well-written book is worth its weight in precious metals. It is equal to a whole filing cabinet of scientific papers, and with its plethora of illustrations it can be used for the identification not only of genera but for some species as well. - Sidney W. Dunkle, author of Dragonflies through Binoculars There has long been a need for a comprehensive identification manual dealing with the rich dragonfly fauna of the Americas, and here it is! - Dennis Paulson, author of Dragonflies of Washington 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 every one working with the Odonata of the Americas. A great book. -- Martin Schorr Odonatological Abstract Service 2007 As a superb reference work for 2 continents, written with much skill and profound command of the factual knowledge, the value of the book can be hardly exaggerated. Odonatological Abstracts 2007 The most significant contribution in decades. -- Robert Canning Florida Entomologist 2007 The authors have produced original keys that are richly illustrated... An outstanding volume that will be a long-standing contribution. -- John C. Abbott American Entomologist 2008 This is a landmark publication, and a must for all serious odonatologists and New World biodiversity specialists. -- Michael Samways Journal of Insect Conservation 2008 Author InformationRosser 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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