Dragonflies & damselflies of New Zealand / Milen Marinov & Mike Ashbee ; with identification chart by Albert Orr & additional illustrations by Boris Marinow, Albert Orr & David Boyle.

Author/creator Marinov, Milen
Other author Ashbee, Mike.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAuckland, New Zealand : Auckland University Press, 2019.
Descriptionx, 157 pages : colour illustrations ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects

Variant title Dragonflies and damselflies of New Zealand
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)
Contents Species accounts (Blue damselfly ; Gossmaer damselfly ; Chatham redcoat damselfly ; Redcoat damselfly ; Bush-giant butterfly ; Mountain giant dragonfly ; Lancer dragonfly ; Baron dragonfly ; Dusk dragonfly ; Sentry dragonfly ; Yellow spotted dragonfly ; Ranger dragonfly ; Red percher dragonfly ; Common glider dragonfly) -- Species likely to establish.
Abstract "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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 148-150) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2019401931
ISBN9781869408923 (paperback)

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