Dragonflies and Damselflies of Madagascar and the Western Indian Ocean Islands

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

Av Klaas–douwe Dijkstra, Callan Cohen, Klaas-douwe Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe Dijkstra

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A highly illustrated guide to the spectacular dragonflies and damselflies of the Malagasy Region.This is the first book on the spectacular dragonflies and damselflies of the Malagasy Region, covering over 190 species known from Madagascar, as well as thirty-six additional species found in the archipelagos of the Comoros, Mascarenes, and Seychelles. About 180 species, four of every five present, live nowhere else on Earth. Over 205 photographs illustrate 138 species, many in print for the first time.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2022-09-13
Mått153 x 211 x 14 mm
Vikt438 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor194
FörlagAssociation Vahatra in Antananarivo
ISBN9782957099726

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Klaas-Douwe B. Dijkstra first studied dragonflies as a child living in Egypt. He is now a leading expert. He has described eighty species as new to science, authored a handbook for eastern Africa and a popular guide for Europe, and created the website African Dragonflies and Damselflies Online. He is an associate of Naturalis Biodiversity Center in the Netherlands and a member of the IUCN Invertebrate and Freshwater Conservation Committees. Callan Cohen is a research associate with the FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology at the University of Cape Town.

Table des matières / Table of contentsRemerciements / AcknowledgementsPartie 1. Aperçu de la faune régionale des odonates / Part 1. An overview of the regional Odonata faunaIntroduction / IntroductionDiversité et endémisme / Diversity and endemismHistorique / HistoryConservation / ConservationTrouver des odonates / Finding OdonataCollecter des adults / Collecting adultsCollecter des larves et leurs peaux / Collecting larvae and their skinsIdentification / IdentificationGlossaire définissant les termes utilisés / Glossary of termsPartie 2. Les odonates de la Région malgache / Part 2. The Odonata of the Malagasy RegionIntroduction / Introduction Demoiselles – Zygoptera / Damselflies - ZygopteraLibellules vraies – Anisoptera / True dragonflies – AnisopteraRéférences / ReferencesIndex / Index