The Distribution Of Australian Dragonflies
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The Distribution Of Australian Dragonflies
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Author : Ian Endersby
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-06-15
The Distribution Of Australian Dragonflies written by Ian Endersby and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-15 with categories.
A guide to the distribution of Dragonflies in Australia: Distribution maps for 325 species of Australian Odonata derived from nearly 60,000 records Checklists and flight times for each of the 89 Interim Biogeographical Regions of Australia (IBRA7) Checklists and flight times for each of the 27 Köppen Climate Zones of Australia Upon reading in Tony Watson's paper on the distribution of Australia's dragonflies that Victoria (my home state) had only 63 species, I realised that it was a number I could get my mind around. Not like the beetles, moths or flies. Soon after, the chance finding of Fraser's handbook of Australasian dragonflies in a secondhand book shop enabled me to extract a key to the Victorian species; thus was a new interest sparked. Having seen many of the local species, observed prolonged tandem underwater oviposition and the temperature-induced colour change of Austrolestes annulosus, I wondered if it would be possible to map the distribution of the Victorian species. So I visited the collection of the Melbourne Museum only to find that the label data had not yet been digitised. Years later, after re-gluing many dislodged heads and legs, I completed that task for the whole collection, which was Australia wide. With that as a start the project burgeoned to become mapping the distribution of all species recorded within Australia. With the invaluable help of curators and collection managers I was able to assemble all of the digitised records from Australian museums. Hobart required a special visit to digitise its collection label data. A preliminary set of maps was published in updated identification key prepared by Gunther Theischinger and myself. Since then I have continued to gather distribution data from overseas museums, additional records of Australian museums, species lists of visitors who can authenticate their identifications, from amongst the plethora of wildlife photographers those whose identifications I can trust, and where there are big gaps, from the odonatalogical literature. Encouraged by Vincent Kalkman to use the data to produce charts of flight times, it was obvious from the size and geographic spread of Australia, that any such charts would be latitude-, if not altitude-, dependent. The Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (currently IBRA7) classifies Australia's landscapes into 89 large geographically distinct bioregions based on common climate, geology, landform, native vegetation and species information. It seemed an ideal vehicle to overcome this problem and so the distribution of each species was also sorted into IBRA7 categories before flight times were analysed. However, the characteristics which define biogeographic regions are probably not those which influence dragonfly distribution so a further analysis using climate zones was also made.
Australian Dragonflies
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Author : J Watson
language : en
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Release Date : 1991-01-01
Australian Dragonflies written by J Watson and has been published by CSIRO PUBLISHING this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-01-01 with Science categories.
Dragonflies are conspicuous insects. Many are large; they fly strongly; most are brightly coloured. As a result, they have been collected extensively. Their larvae are less familiar. 'Mud-eyes', as some are called, are drab, and almost all live in fresh waters, out of sight. They are, perhaps, best known as bait for freshwater fish. The dragonflies constitute a very distinct order of insects, the Odonata. In Australia, two suborders are represented: damselflies (Zygoptera), generally very slender insects, the fore- and hindwings similar in shape and venation and commonly held closed above the body at rest (Figs 46-63), the larvae with external gills on the end of the abdomen (Figs 4A-C, E); and dragonflies proper (Anisoptera), stouter, stronger-flying insects, the fore- and hindwings more or less dissimilar in shape and venation and commonly held spread at rest (Figs 64-101), the larvae with internal, rectal gills (see Chapter 2). Living representatives of the third suborder (Anisozygoptera) are confined to Japan and the Himalayas. The term 'dragonfly' is commonly applied to the entire order.
The Complete Field Guide To Dragonflies Of Australia
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Author : Albert Orr
language : en
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Release Date : 2021-03
The Complete Field Guide To Dragonflies Of Australia written by Albert Orr and has been published by CSIRO PUBLISHING this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03 with Nature categories.
Dragonflies and damselflies are conspicuous insects: many are large and brightly coloured. They are also valuable indicators of environmental wellbeing. A detailed knowledge of the dragonfly fauna is therefore an important basis for decisions about environmental protection and management. This comprehensive guide to the Australian dragonfly fauna covers eight families of dragonflies and 10 families of damselflies, comprising the 113 genera and 333 species found in Australia. It has been updated with newly identified species and revised family names to reflect new world consensus systematics. Stunning full-colour images and distribution maps are accompanied by identification keys for adults as well as larvae, which are often used as bait for freshwater fish. This second edition of The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia also includes illustrations by Albert Orr, one of the most renowned dragonfly illustrators. The extraordinary diversity of dragonflies will interest entomologists and amateur naturalists alike.
Dragonflies Odonata Of The Murray Darling Basin
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Author : Jan Miller
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-05-11
Dragonflies Odonata Of The Murray Darling Basin written by Jan Miller and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-11 with categories.
This publication presents a survey of the Australian dragonfly fauna of the Murray-Darling Basin (MDB), collected between 2004 and 2012. Historic and recent published distribution records are compiled and reviewed. An updated checklist of the MDB species and identification keys to adults and larvae of all MDB species are provided in this book. The origin, diversity and distributions of the fauna are discussed. Comprehensive information on species habitats and water quality and MDB distribution maps based on the larvae collected during the MDB Sustainable Rivers Audit (SRA) are presented. The known distribution records in Australia of all MDB species is illustrated by dots on maps.Photos of all species recorded from the MDB are provided, along with photos of typical habitats. Photos of adult specimens were mostly taken of live animals.This book also presents climate change scenarios for the MDB species that are of conservation concern. This publication provides a baseline of Odonata data for the MDB
The Scientific Names Of North American Dragonflies
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Author : Ian Endersby
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-05-22
The Scientific Names Of North American Dragonflies written by Ian Endersby and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-22 with Science categories.
While we were preparing our book The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies, each of us consulted the etymologies given in A Checklist of North American Odonata: including English name, etymology, type locality, and distribution by Dennis R. Paulson & Sidney W. Dunkle (2012). When we met for the first time at the European Congress of Odonatology (2016) in Tyringe, Sweden, amongst our many conversations we agreed that we had found some entries which could warrant a review. Also recent work by Matti Hämäläinen had shed additional light on some people commemorated with an eponym. We contacted Dennis, the senior author of the checklist, and offered to provide amendments for some of the definitions, and he readily agreed. With this encouragement a number of amendments were suggested for inclusion in the next edition of the checklist. However, our research which included perusal of the original description for every taxon, revealed much information that could not be encapsulated in the phrase or sentence to match the checklist format. When assembled, it was fast approaching the size that warranted publication as a book. If a short biography of each author was included, a book it had to be. We have many people to thank for help in finding copies of the more obscure references. Once the etymologies were essentially complete, and we had started on the biographies, Dennis recruited Harold "Hal" White to help with sourcing photographs of American practitioners and to give a point of contact for those entomologists still, or recently, active in this field. Publication and Distribution presented another problem. This was not the sort of work that would be snapped up by a commercial publisher who would then market and distribute it worldwide, and it was not feasible to distribute from somewhere as remote from America as Australia (or Europe). Whilst many people now prefer publications as a pdf, neither of us would be happy if that were the only medium to be made available. Busybird Publishing, who prepared the volume on the Australian taxa, introduced us to the concept of Print On Demand, and that was the solution we had been seeking. In November 2018 a new edition of the Checklist was published which required us to include an extra four species and another author's biography. And here you have the result of that team's work over more than two years.
Identification Guide To The Australian Odonata
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Identification Guide To The Australian Odonata written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Dragonflies categories.
"Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (dragonflies) includes 325 described species in 110 recognised genera. This publication provides keys to the identification of the adults of all Australian species and to the larvae as far as known and diagnosable."--P. iv.
Dragonflies And Damselflies Of The Gold Coast
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Author : Damian White
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-12
Dragonflies And Damselflies Of The Gold Coast written by Damian White and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12 with categories.
Dragonflies and Damselflies of the Gold Coast provides full colour plates of the 85 species of Odonata found on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, plus an additional 21 species known to occur within 100km, with suitable habitat present on the Gold Coast. Each of the 85 species have at least 2 colour photographs showing male and female specimens as well as text giving details on size, habitat, key identifying features, similar species and some key locations where they are known to be present.
Dragonflies Odonata From The Northern Territory
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Author : J. A. L. Watson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1980
Dragonflies Odonata From The Northern Territory written by J. A. L. Watson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with Dragonflies categories.
The Naming Of Australia S Dragonflies
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Author : Ian Endersby
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-09-30
The Naming Of Australia S Dragonflies written by Ian Endersby and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-30 with categories.
Dragonflies Of The World
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Author : Jill Silsby
language : en
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Release Date : 2001
Dragonflies Of The World written by Jill Silsby and has been published by CSIRO PUBLISHING this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Nature categories.
Written for interested amateurs as well as more experienced professionals, Dragonflies fo the world provides information on distribution patterns, life cycles and habitat, behaviour and general appearance, as well as evolutionary history, taxonomy, and conservation efforts.