Dragonflies Q A Guide
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Young Explorers Guide Living Treasures
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Author : QA international Collectif QA international Collectif
language : en
Publisher: Québec Amerique
Release Date : 2010
Young Explorers Guide Living Treasures written by QA international Collectif QA international Collectif and has been published by Québec Amerique this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Animals categories.
Young Explorers Guide Buried Treasures
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Author : QA international Collectif QA international Collectif
language : en
Publisher: Québec Amerique
Release Date : 2008
Young Explorers Guide Buried Treasures written by QA international Collectif QA international Collectif and has been published by Québec Amerique this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Archaeology categories.
Dragonflies And Damselflies
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Author : Alex Córdoba-Aguilar
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2008-08-28
Dragonflies And Damselflies written by Alex Córdoba-Aguilar and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-08-28 with Science categories.
Dragonflies and Damselflies documents the latest advances in odonate biology and relates these to a broader ecological and evolutionary research agenda. Despite being one of the smallest insect orders, dragonflies offer a number of advantages for both laboratory and field studies. In fact, they have been crucial to the advancement of our understanding of insect ecology and evolution. This book provides a critical summary of the major advances in these fields. Contributions from many of the leading researchers in dragonfly biology offer new perspectives and paradigms as well as additional, unpublished, data. The editor has carefully assembled a mix of theoretical and applied chapters (including those addressing conservation and monitoring) and achieves a balance of emerging and established research topics, providing suggestions for future study in each case. This accessible text is not about dragonflies per se but an essential source of knowledge that describes how different sets of evolutionary and ecological principles/ideas have been tested on a particular taxon. It will therefore be suitable for graduate students and researchers in entomology, evolutionary biology, population and behavioural ecology, and conservation biology. It will of course be of particular interest and use to those working on insects and an indispensable reference text for odonate biologists.
The Management Of Insects In Recreation And Tourism
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Author : Raynald Harvey Lemelin
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2013
The Management Of Insects In Recreation And Tourism written by Raynald Harvey Lemelin and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Nature categories.
An insight into the booming industry of insect leisure and tourism, using case studies and examples from around the world.
The Visual Guide To Understanding Planet Earth Planet Earth
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Author : QA international Collectif QA international Collectif
language : en
Publisher: Québec Amerique
Release Date : 2007
The Visual Guide To Understanding Planet Earth Planet Earth written by QA international Collectif QA international Collectif and has been published by Québec Amerique this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Earth sciences categories.
The Visual Guides series answers the most important questions on topics that fascinate everyone through a series of videos and animations: weather, the human body, the Earth, the universe and plants. It provides images of natural phenomena and explanations of fundamental concepts, and features the very latest discoveries in these areas.
Dragonfly Nymphs Of North America
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Author : Kenneth J. Tennessen
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2019-03-11
Dragonfly Nymphs Of North America written by Kenneth J. Tennessen and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-11 with Science categories.
This monograph is the first of its kind devoted entirely to the dragonfly nymphs of North America north of Mexico, the focus being accurate identification of the 330 species of Anisoptera that occur in the region. Nymphal external morphology is described and illustrated in detail, and all terms needed to navigate the dichotomous keys are defined. Species are tabulated with references that provide the most detailed, accurate descriptions for each; species that are inadequately described are so indicated. The key separating the seven families in the region contains several new characters. The families are then covered separately: Aeshnidae (13 genera), Gomphidae (17 genera), Petaluridae (2 genera), Cordulegastridae (2 genera), Macromiidae (2 genera), Corduliidae (7 genera), and Libellulidae (29 genera). Each family is further characterized, followed by a generic key. A drawing of the habitus and diagnostic details for each genus are provided, along with additional diagnostic remarks and notes on habitat and life cycle; for each genus, a map shows its geographic distribution in North America. Full-grown nymphs of all known species of each genus are keyed and diagnosed; characters that apply to earlier instars are noted. Morphological variation in character states was analyzed in order to assess the reliability of previously utilized characters and to discover new characters. Most of the characters used to distinguish all levels of taxa are illustrated; a total of 702 figures, comprising 1,800 original drawings, along with selected photographs where necessary for clarity, accompany the keys. Measurements of total length, head width, and other variables for each species are provided in tables. Difficulties with past keys and descriptions, including errors, omissions and other shortcomings, are addressed. The importance of nymph characters in helping solve generic and specific distinctions and their role in phylogenetic studies is emphasized. Methods for collecting, rearing, and preserving dragonfly nymphs and exuviae are presented. The final chapter discusses research opportunities on North American Anisoptera nymphs, including taxonomic needs, studies on structure and function, life history and microhabitat, water quality indices and conservation efforts. The habitus drawings of all genera are arranged according to family in five plates (Appendix I); although the book is intended as a lab manual, these plates conveniently allow for comparison based on nymph shape making field identification to genus possible in many cases. Appendix II contains a brief history of dragonfly nymph studies in North America. A glossary and an index to scientific names are included.
The Butterfly Effect
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Author : Rajat Chaudhuri
language : en
Publisher: Niyogi Books
Release Date : 2018-08-16
The Butterfly Effect written by Rajat Chaudhuri and has been published by Niyogi Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-16 with Fiction categories.
A self-obsessed Calcutta detective who goes by his last name `Kar’, an enigmatic internet cafe hostess in Seoul, and a hotshot geneticist labouring away on a top-secret corporate project. These are just a few pieces in the puzzle that need to be put together to explain a world sucked into the whirlpool of the `butterfly effect’. In the decaying capital city of a near-future Darkland, which covers large swathes of Asia, Captain Old – an off-duty policeman – receives news that might help to unravel the roots of a scourge that has ravaged the continent. As stories coalesce into stories – welding past, present and future together – will a macabre death in a small English town or the disappearance of Indian tourists in Korea, help to blow away the dusts of time? From utopian communities of Asia to the prison camps of Pyongyang and from the gene labs of Europe to the violent streets of Darkland – riven by civil war, infested by genetically engineered fighters – this time-travelling novel crosses continents, weaving mystery, adventure and romance, gradually fixing its gaze on the sway of the unpredictable over our lives.
Schroeder S Antiques Price Guide
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Author : Collector Books
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993-08
Schroeder S Antiques Price Guide written by Collector Books and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-08 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.
The newest edition of this bestselling general antiques price guide contains over 45,000 new item listings in almost 500 categories, each subject represented with histories and background information. Hundreds of original photos illustrate not just the rare and unusual, but common collectibles as well.
Edible Insects
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Author : Arnold van Huis
language : en
Publisher: Bright Sparks
Release Date : 2013
Edible Insects written by Arnold van Huis and has been published by Bright Sparks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Conservation of natural resources categories.
Edible insects have always been a part of human diets, but in some societies there remains a degree of disdain and disgust for their consumption. Although the majority of consumed insects are gathered in forest habitats, mass-rearing systems are being developed in many countries. Insects offer a significant opportunity to merge traditional knowledge and modern science to improve human food security worldwide. This publication describes the contribution of insects to food security and examines future prospects for raising insects at a commercial scale to improve food and feed production, diversify diets, and support livelihoods in both developing and developed countries. It shows the many traditional and potential new uses of insects for direct human consumption and the opportunities for and constraints to farming them for food and feed. It examines the body of research on issues such as insect nutrition and food safety, the use of insects as animal feed, and the processing and preservation of insects and their products. It highlights the need to develop a regulatory framework to govern the use of insects for food security. And it presents case studies and examples from around the world. Edible insects are a promising alternative to the conventional production of meat, either for direct human consumption or for indirect use as feedstock. To fully realise this potential, much work needs to be done by a wide range of stakeholders. This publication will boost awareness of the many valuable roles that insects play in sustaining nature and human life, and it will stimulate debate on the expansion of the use of insects as food and feed.
Insect Conservation And Australia S Inland Waters
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Author : Tim R. New
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2020-11-28
Insect Conservation And Australia S Inland Waters written by Tim R. New and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-28 with Science categories.
The first broad overview of conservation needs of Australia’s largely endemic freshwater insects, drawing on examples and information from many parts of the world to illustrate and develop needs and practical prospects for conservation in inland water environments. The wide variety of those environments in Australia and their diverse insect inhabitants – many of them highly localised and ecologically specialised and vulnerable - and threats to them is illustrated. Case histories demonstrate the different aspects of practical conservation management that may be possible in different contexts, and numerous references facilitate understanding by non-specialist readers and non-entomologist conservation managers and practitioners.