Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Odonata - Zygoptera
Author | : Charles W. Heckman |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 698 |
Release | : 2008-05-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781402081767 |
ISBN-13 | : 1402081766 |
Rating | : 4/5 (766 Downloads) |
Download or read book Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Odonata - Zygoptera written by Charles W. Heckman and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-05-01 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beautiful volume, with hundreds of fascinating hand-drawn illustrations, completes the two-volume work on the order Odonata in the Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects. The Zygoptera volume encompasses the small dragonflies often called damselflies. The sections on the morphology of the adults and larvae are followed by discussions of factors influencing their distribution and instructions on the methods used to observe, collect, preserve, and examine specimens.