Dragonflies and damselflies of New Zealand /

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Author / Creator:	Marinov, Milen (Milen G.), author.
Imprint:	Auckland, New Zealand : Auckland University Press, 2019. ©2019
Description:	1 online resource (x, 157 pages) : colour illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Dragonflies -- New Zealand. Damselflies -- New Zealand. Damselflies. Dragonflies. New Zealand. Field guides. Field guides.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12485827

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Other authors / contributors:	Ashbee, Mike, illustrator.
ISBN:	9781776710430 1776710436 9781869408923 1869408926
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 148-150) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	"This is a natural history and field guide to New Zealand's 14 species of dragonflies and damselflies ... Key features include: Expert and up-to-date information on the 14 species breeding in New Zealand; natural history of the group including an introduction to evolution, habitats, biology, behaviour, photography and conservation; more than 200 new photographs and hand-drawn illustrations of dragonflies and damselflies at all life stages in their environment; authoritative text on each species covering identification, measurement, behaviour, breeding, flying period and where to observe the species; range maps for all species"--Publisher information
Other form:	Print version: Marinov, Milen (Milen G.). Dragonflies and damselflies of New Zealand. Auckland, New Zealand : Auckland University Press, 2019 9781869408923

Table of Contents:

Front Cover; About the Author; Title Page; Contents; Preface; Natural History; Damselflies and dragonflies in the natural world; Habitats of New Zealand damselflies and dragonflies; Endemics and more recent arrivals; Biology and behaviour; Conservation; Photographing damselflies and dragonflies; Damselflies, dragonflies and communities; Species Accounts; Blue damselfly Austrolestes colensonis; Gossamer damselfly Ischnura aurora; Chatham redcoat damselfly Xanthocnemis tuanuii; Redcoat damselfly Xanthocnemis zealandica; Bush giant dragonfly Uropetala carovei
Mountain giant dragonfly Uropetala chiltoniLancer dragonfly Aeshna brevistyla; Baron dragonfly Anax papuensis; Dusk dragonfly Antipodochlora braueri; Sentry dragonfly Hemicordulia australiae; Yellow spotted dragonfly 'Procordulia' grayi; Ranger dragonfly Procordulia smithii; Red percher dragonfly Diplacodes bipunctata; Common glider dragonfly Tramea loewii; Species Likely to Establish; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Index; Copyright

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