Description |
1 online resource (vii, 278 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
Contents |
Cover; Preface; Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. The Biology of Dragonflies; 3. The Australian Dragonfly Fauna; 4. Identification of Dragonflies; 5. Distributions; 6. Dragonfly Habitats; 7. The Keys; 8. References; Appendix: Illustrations in the Keys; Index |
Summary |
Dragonflies are conspicuous insects. Many are large; they fly strongly; most arebrightly coloured. As a result, they have been collected extensively. Their larvae areless familiar. 'Mud-eyes', as some are called, are drab, and almost all live in freshwaters, out of sight. They are, perhaps, best known as bait for freshwater fish. The dragonflies constitute a very distinct order of insects, the Odonata. InAustralia, two suborders are represented: damselflies (Zygoptera), generally veryslender insects, the fore- and hindwings similar in shape and venation and commonlyheld closed above the body at |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-262) and index |
Notes |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Dragonflies -- Australia
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Dragonflies -- Australia -- Identification
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Dragonflies -- Anatomy.
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NATURE -- Animals -- Insects & Spiders.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Entomology.
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Dragonflies
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Dragonflies -- Anatomy
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Libellules -- Australie -- Identification.
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Libellules -- Anatomie.
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Odonates -- Australie.
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Australia
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Genre/Form |
Field guides
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Theischinger, G
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Abbey, H. M. (Hilda May)
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ISBN |
9780643100701 |
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0643100709 |
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9780643102392 |
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0643102396 |
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