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British Dragonfly Society
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Field Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies
of Great Britain and
Steve Brooks
Illustrations by Richard Lewington
Describes and illustrates all of Britain's 38 resident and 11
migrant species (2nd edition includes the Small Red-eyed Damselfly
and Green Darnier). The species descriptions cover major identifying
characteristics and comparisons with similar species; status
and conservation; and ecology and behaviour with descriptions
of habitat, larval form and behaviour, emergence, feeding, territorial
and mating behaviours and egg-laying preferences. The illustrations
show both males and females with diagnostic features such as
segment markings or head patterns, wingspan and length measurements
etc, and all resident species accounts are also accompanied
by a distribution map and a chart indicating the flight season.
The guide also includes a comprehensive introduction to dragonflies
(with sections on the fossil record, world perspective, biology,
flight, life history, distribution, habitats and dragonflies
and the law), information on creating ponds for dragonflies,
field study and practical conservation, and a list of the best
places to watch dragonflies throughout Britain and Ireland.
The second edition has been fully revised.
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Guide to the Dragonflies of Great Britain
Dan Powell
A unique new field guide to the resident and vagrant dragonflies
of Great Britain, fresh in approach and full of original observations.
Contains over 380 painted illustrations by Dan Powell, showing
the key features, jizz, behaviour and habitat, on a double-page
spread.
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Dragonflies of Great Britain and Ireland
CO Hammond
Revised by R Merritt
The definitive guide to the British and Irish odonata. Includes
an illustrated key to the aquatic larval stages.
Also available:
Identification Chart of British and Irish Dragonflies
600 x 900mm £5.25 incl. VAT #22096.
Revised edition of book:
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Dragonflies of Europe
RR Askew
The first comprehensive account of the entire European fauna,
comprising 114 species. The colour plates depict every species
of damselfly (Zygoptera) and dragonfly (Anisoptera), in most
cases showing both sexes as well as important variants. The
text describes their biology, external characters, flight periods,
habitats and distribution, including a large scale map for each
species. Line drawings highlight diagnostic features of both
adults and larvae. There is an extensive key as well as a complete
checklist and bibliography.
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Dragonflies
Peter L Miller
Plates by RR Askew
This fully revised edition also features colour illustrations
drawn from Askew's The Dragonflies of Europe. All aspects
of the natural history of this ancient order are covered, with
sections addressing their study and conservation.
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Dragonflies of the World
Jill Silsby
Unique work covering the evolution, ecology, behaviour, physiology
and taxonomy of more than 300 species of odonata. The majority
are illustrated in their adult form, but many can be found illustrated
as larvae. Also describes the distinctive features of individual
families and 73 sub-families.
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Dragonflies
Philip S Corbet
Philip S. Corbet has devoted a lifetime to the study of dragonflies,
and his book A Biology of Dragonflies has been a standard
text for more than thirty-five years. This latest book establishes
a new benchmark for the Odonata, providing a comprehensive,
critical review of past and current knowledge - both published
and unpublished - about species from all biogeographical regions
in both functional and evolutionary contexts.
The volume emphasizes the diversity found in dragonfly behaviour
as well as unifying patterns. It describes the behavioural strategies
that influence the fitness of individuals in physical and biotic
environments and in all stages of the life cycle, and identifies
the biological principles reflected in those strategies. The
book also examines behaviour associated with processes such
as habitat selection, foraging, seasonal regulation, migration,
territoriality, mating, and sperm competition, emphasizing the
interdependence of all developmental stages as well as relationships
among dragonflies and other animals, including humans. The wealth
of information and its integrated treatment will make the book
the definitive source on dragonflies for years to come.
`A truly authoritative natural history monograph dealing
with a large taxon, and not strictly the behavioural ecology
text that the title suggests....Will sit next to Bert Holldobler
and Edward O. Wilson's The Ants (Springer, 1990) as one of the
definitive natural history texts of the twentieth century.'Mike
Siva-Jothy, Dept.of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of
Sheffield
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