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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of California Press
ISBN-100520235673
ISBN-139780520235670
eBay Product ID (ePID)2398752
Product Key Features
Book TitleDragonflies and Damselflies of California
Number of Pages298 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicAnimals / Insects & Spiders, United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Animals / General, Life Sciences / Zoology / Entomology
Publication Year2003
IllustratorYes
GenreNature, Science, History
AuthorTimothy D. Manolis
Book SeriesCalifornia Natural History Guides
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight9.6 Oz
Item Length7.2 in
Item Width4.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2002-032189
Dewey Edition21
Series Volume Number72
Dewey Decimal595.7/33/09794
Table Of ContentPreface INTRODUCTION Adult Dragonfly Anatomy Dragonfly Behavior Feeding Behavior Antipredator Behavior Reproductive Behavior Thermoregulation Dispersal Life Cycles and Larvae of Dragonflies Family and Subfamily Key to Dragonfly Larvae Distribution Watching Dragonflies Identifying Dragonflies Taxonomy and Nomenclature About the Maps Family and Subfamily Key to Adult Dragonflies SPECIES ACCOUNTS Broad-winged Damsels (Family Calopterygidae) Spreadwings (Family Lestidae) Pond Damsels (Family Coenagrionidae) Petaltails (Family Petaluridae) Darners (Family Aeshnidae) Clubtails (Family Gomphidae) Spiketails (Family Cordulegastridae) Skimmers, Emeralds and Baskettails, and Cruisers (Family Libellulidae) Cruisers (Macromiinae) Emeralds and Baskettails (Corduliinae) Skimmers (Libellulinae) Checklist of California Dragonflies and Damselflies Species of Hypothetical Occurrence Glossary References Index
SynopsisThe Exclamation Damsel, Bison Snaketail, Powdered Dancer, Black Meadowhawk, and Sedge Sprite are just a few of the dragonflies and damselflies identified in this complete guide to California's abundant Odonates. o Species accounts discuss identification in the field and in the hand, behavior, habitat associations, geographic distribution, and flight season o Includes 40 vivid full-color plates and supplemental black-and-white drawings o Provides a general overview of dragonfly anatomy, behavior, life history, and a complete set of range maps
LC Classification NumberQL520.2.U6M36 2003
