Dragonflies and Damselflies of the East (eBook)

Dennis Paulson (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2011
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4008-3966-7 (ISBN)

Infos

The definitive single-volume fully illustrated guideThis is the first fully illustrated guide to all 336 dragonfly and damselfly species of eastern North America-from the rivers of Manitoba to the Florida cypress swamps-and the companion volume to Dennis Paulson's acclaimed field guide to the dragonflies and damselflies of the West. Dragonflies and Damselflies of the East features hundreds of color photos that depict all the species found in the region, detailed line drawings to aid in-hand identification, and a color distribution map for every species-and the book's compact size and user-friendly design make it the only guide you need in the field. Species accounts describe key identification features, distribution, flight season, similar species, habitat, and natural history. Paulson's authoritative introduction offers a primer on dragonfly biology and identification, and also includes tips on how to study and photograph these stunningly beautiful insects.Illustrates all 336 eastern speciesFeatures hundreds of full-color photosIncludes detailed species accounts, line drawings to aid identification, and a color distribution map for every speciesOffers helpful tips for the dragonfly enthusiast

Autor

Dennis Paulson's books include Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West and Shorebirds of North America (both Princeton). Now retired, he was director of the Slater Museum of Natural History at the University of Puget Sound.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.12.2011
• Reihe/Serie: Princeton Field Guides
• Reihe/Serie: Princeton Field Guides
• Zusatzinfo: 675 color photos. 350 line illus. 333 maps.
• Verlagsort: Princeton
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: Abdomen • Aeshna • Algal mat • Appendage • Band-winged meadowhawk • Biology • bird migration • black body • Black saddlebags • Black skimmer • Blue dasher • blue-gray • Blue-green • Chalk-fronted corporal • coastal plain • common species • Common whitetail • constriction • copulation • Cuticle • damselfly • deforestation • Depth of Field • Detritus • dragonfly • Dragonhunter • Dry season • Eastern amberwing • Eastern New Mexico • Erythemis • Exuvia • eye color • Fauna • female • Femur • Field guide • Flier (fish) • foraging • Great blue skimmer • Greater Antilles • Green darner • Herbaceous Plant • insect • Insect wing • Iridescence • larva • Libellula • Longevity • Mangrove • mating • Metathorax • Mexican Plateau • moulting • muskeg • North America • Northwest Territories • Occipital bone • occiput • Odonata • Ophiogomphus • Oviparity • Ovipositor • Pantala flavescens • Penis • Photograph • photography • Pigment • Plant stem • Poaceae • Polymorphism (biology) • Ponds • Prothorax • Pterostigma • Purple skimmer • riffle • saddlebag • Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge • Sclerite • seasonality • Sex • sex organ • Sexual Dimorphism • Shallow Pond (Plymouth, Massachusetts) • shutter speed • Small Pond (Innsbruck) • Species distribution • Sperm • Sphagnum • Spiracle • Steve • Sympetrum danae • temperate climate • Thermoregulation • Tiger Beetle • Tooth • Twelve-spotted skimmer • Vegetation • Wasp waist • wetland • Widow skimmer
• ISBN-10: 1-4008-3966-1 / 1400839661
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4008-3966-7 / 9781400839667